Locations & Coordinates
This tells how far north or south a place is.
latitude
This river was important to ancient Egypt.
Nile River
A long period with very little of this can make it hard for crops to grow. A lack of this leads to a drought.
Rain
Farmers commonly grow these grains.
Wheat, Barley, Rice
What is a word for growing food in one place?
Agriculture
This tells how far east or west a place is.
longitude
This river was important to ancient China.
Yellow River
When river water is carried to fields through a channel, the channel is called this.
irrigation canal or aqueduct
Before planting seeds, a farmer needs to break up a large field of soil. Which tool would help?
Plow
This method created step-like fields on steep hills or mountains.
terrace farming
This means how high a place is above sea level.
Elevation
Ancient Greece was near this sea.
Aegean Sea
Farmers may have to do this with other civilizations when they grow more food than their community needs.
Trade
This tool was pulled through the soil to make it easier to plant seeds.
Plow
Farmers built these channels to carry water to fields far from a river.
Aqueducts
Ancient Egypt is near 30° N, 30° E. Ancient China is near 35° N, 110° E. Which civilization is farther east?
ancient China
Ancient Rome was near this sea, which helped people travel and trade.
Mediterranean Sea
Name one way a community might respond if a flood damages its homes or fields.
Move to safer land, rebuild, or find ways to protect homes and fields.
This tool lifted water from a river or well to help water fields.
Shaduf
Explain one challenge that irrigation canals helped farmers solve.
Drought
Ancient Egypt is near 30° N, 30° E. Ancient Greece is near 38° N, 23° E. Which civilization is farther north?
ancient Greece
Name two reasons why an early community might settle near a river or coastline.
Water for drinking or crops, fertile soil, fish, travel, or trade.
Explain one way the environment could affect where people settle or how they farm.
a river can provide water for crops, so people may settle nearby; dry conditions may lead people to build canals or change how they farm.
A field is too far above the river for water to flow to it on its own. What tool could help lift the water?
Shaduf
Farmers soak and flood a large area of their field before planting crops. What farming method are they using?
Basin Irrigation