Geography and Settlement
Environment and Settlement
Settlement in Egypt and Kush
Settlement in Canaan
Settlement in Canaan 2
100
What is an example of physical geography?
River, Mountains, Deserts, Valley, etc...
100
An ancient farmer would have been most likely to settle in a _______.
valley
100
Which letter represents where the Egyptians settled?
A
100
The ancient Israelites settled in
Canaan.
100
Which letter on the map represents the Jordan River?
E
200
The shape and elevation of the land refers to...
topography
200
The most important environmental factor in early human settlement was...
water
200
How did the yearly flooding in the Nile River valley affect farming in Egypt and Kush?
It left silt that improved the soil.
200
Which river flooded more often? The Nile or The Jordan
*Remember, regular flooding of these ancient rivers improved the soil for farmers.
The Nile River
200
Which letter on the map represents the Dead Sea?
C
300
Describe the areas where the Ancient Egyptians lived.
in the northeast corner of Africa along the Nile River.
300
How did topography affect people’s choices of where to settle? Write one sentence that answers this question.
• Farmers grew crops in large, flat areas.
• Coastal plains and river valleys had rich soil.
• Steep mountains were hard to cross.
• The rocky land made farming difficult in the mountains.
• Hot and dry deserts contained very little water for farming.
• Intense heat in deserts made travel difficult.
300
Which letter represents the areas where the people of Kush settled?
B
300
Which letter on the map represents the Sea of Galilee?
D
300
Why do we give the name "Dead Sea" to the body of water in Canaan?
It is too salty for anything to live in it or grow in it.
400
Three important environmental factors that affected where Egyptians, Kushites, and Israelites settled were...
water, topography, and vegetation.
400
What type of physical feature would be least friendly to early human settlement?
desert and/or mountains
400
One of the ways that settlers used the Mediterranean Sea was for...
traveling to other places.
400
Which sea in Canaan was a freshwater lake?
Sea of Galilee
400
Why were some people in parts of Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The land was too hilly and dry for growing crops.
500
Farmers liked settling in _____ areas.
flat
500
How did wild plants influence where ancient people settled? List two ways ancient people used the vegetation around them.
Wild plants provided food for domesticated animals.
Ancient people made medicines from wild plants.
Wild plants provided food for humans.
500
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
It gave protection from invaders.
500
Where were farmers in Canaan most likely to live?
along the Mediterranean coast and along the Jordan River
500
Why did the Nile River valley have better farmland than the Jordan River?
Regular flooding made the soil more fertile.