Human
Geography Study Guide Last Test
1.
What were some of Jared Diamonds jobs and/or
hobbies?
a.
Bird watching
b.
Cultural anthropologist
c.
Professor at UCLA
d.
Author
2.
What is “cargo”
a.
What people from Papa New Guinea call money and
material items
3.
How did the English explorers feel about the
native people on Papa New Guinean?
a.
They thought the natives were stupid and
inferior to them
4.
What are the three things all great, progressing
civilizations have?
a.
Advancing technology
b.
Large plantations
c.
Specialized workers
5.
What did people do 13,000 years ago?
a.
They were hunter-gathers who lived in nomadic
groups
6.
What is the only place in the world that still
lives like it is the Stone Age?
a.
Specific parts of Papa New Guinea
7.
What was the best place in the world for a civilization
to start in?
a.
The Middle East (Mesopotamia)
8.
Where was the first permanent village?
a.
Drahh’, in the Middle East
9.
What building in the first permanent village was
the most important?
a.
The granary, made for storing harvested wheat
and barley
10.
Why did people leave Mesopotamia?
a.
Because of a climate change that caused drought
and famine.
11.
What is the most important factor of a location
to create a successful civilization?
a.
Good crops
b.
Good work animals
12.
What are important qualities in a domestic
plant?
a.
Long-lasting
b.
Nutritious value
c.
Easy-to-access/make
13.
How many different types of domesticated animals
that are multi-purpose and over 100 lbs are there in the world?
a.
14 different mammals
14.
NAME THAT GRAIN
a.
China- Rice
b.
Americas (north and south)- squash, corn
c.
Africa- yams, sorgom, millet
d.
Middle east- wheat, barley
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