Geography is the study of
1. ancient civilizations
2. group relations in society
3. the location and description of places
4. different forms of governments
What is 3. the location and description of places
100
Early civilizations developed mainly in...
What are river valleys?
100
In the Middle East during Neolithic times, the development of farming brought about
1. the establishment of permanent settlements
2. a return to a nomadic lifestyle
3. the rise of hunting as an important occupation
4. increased dependence on the exportation of oil
What is the establishment of permanent settlements?
100
The first written language in Mesopotamia which used symbols and pictures instead of an alphabet.
What is cuneiform?
100
The study of culture primarily involves
1.observing the physical environment of people
2.learning why various peoples live as they do
3.understanding the technology of modern machinery
4.analyzing the personalities of children in the same family
What is 2. learning why various peoples live as they do
200
Which statement is accurate about the geography of the Middle East?
1.Large areas of land are used for rice cultivation.
2.Most of the region has an arid climate.
3.The region experiences seasonal monsoons.
4.The region has many broad, fertile plains.
What is 2.Most of the region has an arid climate.
200
Which was true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times?
1.Society was highly industrialized.
2.The population tended to be small.
3.The concept of private property was important.
4.There was a system of mass production.
What is the population tended to be small.
200
One reason the Euphrates, Indus, Nile, and Tigris valleys became centers of early civilization is that these valleys had
1.borders and elevations that were easy to defend
2.rich deposits of coal and iron ores
3.the means for irrigation and transportation
4.locations in regions of moderate climate and abundant rainfall
What is 3.the means for irrigation and transportation
200
The Middle East has been a crossroads for trade from Asia, Africa, and Europe. Which is a major result of this fact?
1.Most of the Middle East’s natural resources have been exhausted.
2.The Middle East has become a wealthy area with a high standard of living.
3.Many different cultures can be found in the Middle East.
4.The Middle East has experienced a strong sense of national unity.
What is 3.Many different cultures can be found in the Middle East.
200
Regions are areas that
1. have nothing in common
2. share certain features
3. are completely isolated
4. are mountainous
What is 2. share certain features
300
Geographers use latitude and longitude to
1. show direction
2. indicate distance between two places
3. interpret the symbols on a map
4. locate places
What is 4. locate places
300
Which geographic feature has been most responsible for the population distribution in the Middle East?
1.abundance of oil deposits
2.location of water
3.presence of high plateaus
4.availability of natural harbors
What is 2.location of water
300
Which generalization is characteristic of most traditional societies?
1.People move from city to city seeking new jobs.
2.Sons learn the same trades as their fathers.
3.A high degree of social mobility exists.
4.All people have the same economic opportunities.
What is 2.Sons learn the same trades as their fathers.
300
The large, pyramid like temples of Sumer were known as these...
What are ziggurats?
300
The term “culture area” is generally used by social scientists to describe a
1.single political entity
2.region where many ethnic groups live
3.place where people share a common way of life
4.nation with a long history of cultural development
What is 3.place where people share a common way of life
400
The most useful feature on a map for determining the distance between two locations is the
1. legend
2. direction indicator
3. scale
4. latitude
What is 3. scale
400
Humans lacked these two essential features during prehistory that were brought about in the Neolithic Revolution?
What are farming and animal domestication
400
In which order did the occupations listed below most likely develop in human history?
(A) farmers
(B) traders
(C) nomadic herders
(D) hunters and gatherers
What is...
D hunters and gatherers
C nomadic herders
A farmers
B traders
400
These are 3 key inventions of Sumer
What are the wheel, cuneiform, arches, base of 60
400
In studying the ruins of an ancient society, a cultural anthropologist would be most interested in
1.examining the soil of the settlement
2.reconstructing the lifestyle of the society’s members
3.determining the age and duration of the settlement
4.measuring the physical remains of the people
What is 2.reconstructing the lifestyle of the society’s members
500
These are 7 countries of the Middle East
Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan
500
This is the approximate number of years modern man existed before the Neolithic Revolution began
What is 140,000 years
500
The beginnings of both the Neolithic Revolution and the Industrial Revolution depended on
1.cultural isolation
2.increased social mobility
3.technological advances
4.political reforms
What is 3.technological advances
500
“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”
– Code of Hammurabi
Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?
1. All men were equal under the law.
2. Fines were preferable to corporal punishment.
3. Divisions existed between social classes.
4. Violence was always punished with violence.
What is 3. Divisions existed between social classes.
500
The geographic isolation of a society most often leads to the
1.development of trade
2.strengthening of traditional culture
3.promotion of cultural diffusion
4.growth of international alliances