How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

It gave protection from invaders

Three important environmental factors that affected where people settled are

water, topography, and vegetation

Why did the Nile River valley have better farmland than the Jordan River?

Regular flooding made the Nile River valley more fertile

How did the yearly flooding in the Nile River valley affect farming in Egypt and Kush?

It left silt that improved the soil

Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?

The land was too hilly and dry for growing crops

Why was the Nile River the most important environmental factor that influenced human settlement

The Nile provided fresh water in land that was mostly desert

The Mediterranean Sea provided all of the following except:

a source of fresh drinking water

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Lesson 7: Geography and Early Settlement of Egypt, Kush, & Canaan

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1
Which of the following was a physical feature in ancient Egypt and Kush?
a wet climate
grassy plains
farms
Nile River
2
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
It was used for bathing and cleaning
It had rich farmland for growing wheat
It provided fresh water for drinking
It gave protection from invaders
3
The major river system that Ancient Egypt flourished around is on what current continent?
Australia
Antarctica
Africa
Europe
4
Three important environmental factors that affected where people settled are
minerals, topography, and vegetation
temperature, vegetation, and ocean currents
water, topography, and vegetation
climate, topography, and vegetation
5
How did the Mediterranean Sea affect Canaan?
It provided water for crops
It brought traders to Canaan
It flooded the Negev Desert
It brought fresh water to the Dead Sea
6
Why did the Nile River valley have better farmland than the Jordan River?
The Nile River valley had plenty of rainfall
The Jordan River valley was mostly forested
People transport fertile soil to the Nile River valley
Regular flooding made the Nile River valley more fertile
7
How did the yearly flooding in the Nile River valley affect farming in Egypt and Kush?
It created inland seas
It left silt that improved the soil
It destroyed villages
It caused damage to crops
8
Which sea in Canaan was a freshwater lake?
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
9
How did wild plants influence where ancient people settled?
All of the above
Wild plants provided food for domesticated animals
Ancient people made medicines form wild plants
Wild plants provided food for humans
10
The Nile River is the longest river on the planet. It flows in which direction?
East
South
North
West
11
A physical feature in Canaan was the
Syrian Desert
Nubian Desert
Libyan Desert
Arabian Desert
12
What was the most plentiful type of plant life in Canaan?
shrubs
forests
wheat
grasslands
13
One of the ways that settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for
traveling to other places
irrigating farmland
getting drinking water
watering cattle
14
Where were farmers in Canaan most likely to live?
along the Mediterranean coast
near the Dead Sea
in the Syrian Desert
In the Negev Desert
15
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
There were too many farmers and not enough land
There was plenty of fresh water from the Dead Sea
The land was too hilly and dry for growing crops
It was easier to stay in one place and herd animals
16
Why was the Nile River the most important environmental factor that influenced human settlement
The Nile provided plants that people wove into baskets
The Nile provided a waterway that connected to the Red Sea
The Nile provided fresh water in land that was mostly desert
The Nile provided irrigation for crops in the Arabian Desert
17
The Mediterranean Sea provided all of the following except:
a natural border from attack
fish to eat
a source of fresh drinking water
a way to travel
18
An ancient farmer would have been most likely to settle in which of the following areas?
a desert
a forest
a valley
a hillside
19
The ancient Israelites settled in
Nile River Valley
Canaan
Egypt
Kush
20
The most important environmental factor in early human settlement was
flat land
vegetation
water
climate

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