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Based on the images above, people living during this time period—

Had not yet learned how to grow crops

Hunted and gathered as a means of finding food

Mostly worked as bankers and lawyers

Moved to cities in order to work in factories

An effect of the activity in the image on the left is that—

Governments have become more unlimited

Deforestation has occurred less often because of technology

The global climate has changed, leading to extreme weather

Humans have depended less on agriculture for food

What type of climate would you expect to find north of the Arctic Circle?

The temperatures would be cold for most of the year with ice or snow.

The temperatures would be cold in the area only from December to March.

The temperatures would be hot in the area from January to December.

The temperatures would be cold with high amounts of rain for half the year.

Which of the following best describe a human adaptation to the environment?

Building a dam in order to create hydroelectricity

Using an air-conditioning unit to cool down the house

Going swimming in a lake or river when it’s hot outside

Mining for diamonds to make jewelry to sell to people

Based on North Korea’s location, the country is on the continent of—

Europe.

Africa.

Australia.

Asia.

Anacelia lives close to the Equator and is planning to move to North Korea. One adaptation Anacelia will need to make after moving to North Korea would be—

Building a house with a fireplace.

Wearing a jacket and gloves more often.

Wearing shorts and t-shirts more often.

Building a swimming pool at her new house.

The _________________caused people to domesticate plants and animals and settle in towns and cities instead of being nomadic.

Hunter-Gatherer Lifestyle

Agricultural Revolution

Industrial Revolution

Urbanization

Which of the following best fills the “X” and “Y” in the statement above?

X=urbanization; Y=modification

X=agriculture; Y=adaptation

X=deforestation; Y=modification

X=deforestation; Y=adaptation

An area containing ___________ would most likely lead to a lower population because there is a lack of resources.

Mountains

Plains

Rivers

Lakes

Specialization is best defined as—

The act of focusing one’s energy on one kind of task.

The act of moving into cities from rural areas.

The process of moving work from farms to factories.

The process of raising or training animals for human use.

Which of the following would not be a characteristic of a hunter-gatherer?

A nomadic lifestyle

Large communities

Gender-specific jobs

Environmental adaptations

(1) Deep in the heart of Central Asia lies one of the most unique bodies of water in the world—the Aral Sea. Although it is called a sea, it is actually an inland lake. The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest lake in the world. But that is not true anymore. Since 1960, this body of water has lost 90 percent of its volume. This has happened because the governments in surrounding countries have used water from the two rivers that provide water into the Aral Sea to irrigate the deserts of Central Asia. The water turned desert lands into fields where cotton and other crops grew.

(2) However, irrigating with water from the rivers reduced the amount of water flowing into the Aral Sea. Fertilizers and pesticides from the surrounding fields leaked into the Aral Sea as well. The reduction and pollution of the Aral Sea had a severe impact on the lives of thousands of people who lived around the lake. They had been relying on the lake for hundreds of years as a supply of food and water. Fish disappeared from the lake. There was a shortage of drinking water. As the winds picked up chemicals from the dried-out soil, the air became polluted. As a result the region experienced a sharp increase in lung disease and cancer.

(3) In recent years, people have started to take action to save the Aral Sea, and hopefully restore it. In 2005, engineers completed the Kokoral Dam. The dam was built to capture freshwater from one of the rivers, and allows it to flow into the Aral Sea. The water from the river has started to restore the quality of water in the lake. The Aral Sea could be further improved by also building a dam on the second river that used to supply the lake. However, building the dams would reduce the amount of water that can be used for irrigation. Farmers in several countries need the water from the rivers for their crops.

All of the following describe possible perspectives on the Kokoral Dam EXCEPT:

Fishermen are most likely against the Kokoral Dam because it will bring water and fish back to the Aral Sea.

Farmers are most likely against the Kokoral Dam because it takes water away from irrigation projects.

Engineers are most likely for the Kokoral Dam because it provided them with a new design project to work on.

Residents of the area are most likely for the Kokoral Dam because it brings more drinking water to the area.

Aral Sea

Adapted from National Geographic Learning, Global Issues: Pollution

One reason why governments in Central Asia began to use rivers for irrigation is because the nearby deserts—

Had wide stretches of flat land where it is easy to practice agriculture.

Were where a body of water and land meet so getting water is easy for farms.

Received very little precipitation and led to difficulty growing crops there.

Were surrounded by water on all sides making irrigation unnecessary.

In the photo above, farmer Pedro Figueroa ________________ a cotton field in Yuma, Arizona. Seven states depend on water from the Colorado River, and a debate is happening over the future of water rights for farmers, citizens, and businesses.

Which of the following terms best completes the statement above?

Irrigates

Domesticates

Mines

Specializes

The action in the photograph above was first seen—

When most humans were hunter-gatherers

As humans were moving from rural areas to cities

During the Agricultural Revolution

During the Industrial Revolution

Which of the following best describes the climate of a location in the temperate zone?

The temperatures are warm in the summer with cold temperatures in the winter

Tomorrow’s temperature will get up to 100° Fahrenheit

Honduras has a variety of physical features including mountains, plains, and coastlines

Both the winter and the summer are usually warm because it is located by the Equator

A group of people want to live in an area that is warm all year. Which of the following geographic areas should the group choose?

Temperate Zone

North America

Tropical Zone

Antarctica

As humans have progressed from hunter-gatherers societies to present-day societies, they have—

Increased their adaptations which has led to a loss of animal habitat

Decreased their adaptations which has made it more difficult to meet basic human needs

Increased their modifications which has led to an increased world population

Decreased their modifications which has led to climate change

Which of the following geographic features made the activity in the painting possible?

Rivers

Mountains

Deserts

Coasts

Which of the following were effects of the time period shown in the painting above?

I. Populations began to increase in size.

II. People were more likely to practice nomadic lifestyles.

III. People became more specialized in the jobs that they performed.

I only

I and III only

II and III only

I, II and III

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