Which of these statements are true?
A. The physical environment of Greece has changed a lot since ancient times.
B. The physical environment of Greece has not changed at all since ancient times.
C. The physical environment of Greece has changed very little since ancient times.
What is C: The physical environment of Greece has changed very little since ancient times (p.11)
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Why can’t the water in the sea’s of Greece be used for drinking or watering crops?
A. Water is to salty
B. Water is contaminated with oil
C. A lot of sharks in the water.
What is A: Water is to salty (p.12).
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True or False: Ancient Greece had a climate that was very similar to today?
What is True (p.14) The climate of a region is its weather patterns over a long period of time.
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True or False: The natural vegetation of Greece has changed little since ancient times.
What is True (p.15)
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What sources did the ancient Greeks depend on for food survival.
A. Sea life as a source of food
B. Animals on mountains as a source of food
C. None of the above
What is A Sea life as a source of food (p. 16).
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Two plates of the Earth’s crust pushing against each other causes:
A. The sky to change color.
B. Mountains to shrink
C. Mountains to push up and volcanoes to erupt.
What is C Mountains to push up and volcanoes to erupt(p. 11)
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Why were the seas important to the ancient Greeks?
A. Source of food: fish and sea life.
B. Transportation of people and goods using boats.
C. Both A and C.
What is C: Both Source of food and Transportation (p. 12).
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Why do so many rivers and wells go dry during the summer?
What is Long, hot, dry summers and very little rain, so rivers and wells go dry (p.14).
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Where do Coniferous trees grow?
What is Coniferous trees grow on the mountainsides of Greece where there is enough soil and rainfall. (p. 15).
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True or False: The environment of ancient Greece had large amounts of useful resources.
What is False (p.16)
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What kind of landscape does Greece have?
A. Smooth and flat
B. Rugged and Mountainous
C. Rugged and flat
What is B Rugged and Mountainous (p.11)
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Fresh water is necessary for people, animals, and plants to survive. Where do the Greeks get their source of fresh water?
A. Springs and wells
B. Rivers and lakes
C. Seas
D. A and B.
What is D: Springs and wells AND Rivers and lakes(p. 12).
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3 of the things that are included in climate
What is
1. Average temperatures
2. Amounts of precipitation
3. Wind patterns
4. Humidity
5. Seasons
(p14)
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How some trees get water during dry periods
What is have large roots that extend deep into the earth to reach water (p15)
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________ has been gathered as food from the most ancient times in Greece. (It comes from an animal)
What is Honey (p.16).
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Mount _________ is the highest mountain in Greece (2943 m)?
A. Zeus
B. Apollo
C. Olympus
What is C: Olympus (p.11)
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During ancient times Greeks traveled by sea in ships and boats because:
A. It was the least expensive way to travel.
B. Mountains made travel by land around Greece difficult.
C. There was no other mode of transportation.
What is B: Mountains made travel by land around Greece difficult (p. 12).
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Summers in Greece are characterized by:
A. Rain and clouds
B. Hot days and rainy days
C. Hot days and blue skies
What is C: Hot days and blue skies (p14)
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The kind of plants what are plentiful in Greece.
What are succulents (p. 15)
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What type of metamorphic rock was used for building and making sculptures?
What is Marble (p.16).
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The soil on the mountains in Greece is:
A. Thin and stoney
B. Very fertile
C. Thin, stoney and not very fertile
What is C. Thin, stoney and not very fertile (p11)
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Some harbours are dangerous because:
A. Some islands are rocky and rugged
B. There were many sharks in the harbours
C. The water was salty
What is A: Some islands are rocky and rugged (p12)
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True or flase: Canada is closer to the equator than Greece
What is False: Greece is closer to the equator than Canada (p14).
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Three of the flowers or herbs that grow in Greece
What are
1. Anemone
2. Poppies
3. Cyclamen
4. Bellflowers
5. Grape hyacinths
6. Thyme
7. Yarrow
(p15)
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True of False: The animals common in ancient Greece are the same animals common in Greece today.