Ch 2 Ag and Settlement

1.

1 point

A river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia

Amazon River

Euphrates River

Wisconsin River

Nile River

2.

1 point

a place on the coast where boats may find shelter

Amazon River

Nile River

harbor

Wisconsin River

3.

1 point

agriculture

working

playing

farming

building

4.

1 point

climate

an adventure

a long climb up a mountain

geography of a region

the weather in an area over a long period.

5.

1 point

a loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment

dust

dirt

dandruff

loess

6.

1 point

central government

organizing armies

rulers of an empire

electing leaders

government of a nation-state

7.

1 point

An Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River.

Tigris River

Amazon River

Tomahawk River

Nile River

8.

1 point

architecture

designing and constructing buildings

farming large plots of land

working in group

building houses

9.

1 point

city-state

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

a city with a state inside

a place to live

a statement about cities

10.

1 point

moving from place to place

farming

nomadic

orderly

armies

11.

1 point

cultural region

an area that shares a culture or customs

geography of a region

a region that has the same climate

an area that shares the same water supply

12.

1 point

Agricultural revolution

working in group

The development of crop and animal raising as a food source among human communities to supplement hunting and gathering

building houses

farming large plots of land

13.

1 point

civilization

society with advanced stage of social development

building houses

working in group

farming large plots of land

14.

1 point

the gradual wearing away of soil

interruption

ejection

erosion

15.

1 point

The world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

Nile River

Euphrates River

Amazon River

Tigris River

16.

1 point

Surplus

more than is needed

wishing for more

not enough

breakfast

17.

1 point

an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river

ditch

quarry

a place to drive your Chevy

levee

18.

1 point

materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

fossil fuels

natural resources

money

food

19.

1 point

Living in settlements allowed for ____________________of labor.

equalization

absolute rule

specialization

adjustments

20.

1 point

Groups of people who have art, language, food, and customs in common share a___________________________.

ice cream sundae

culture

water supply