Hunter-gatherers: Adapting To The Environment

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    What does the word "adapt" mean?

    • Making changes to live in different conditions
    • Changing your diet
    • A time when ice covered much of the earth
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Refer to pages 38 and 39 in your World History Access textbooks.

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  • 2. 

    What was the "Ice Age"?

    • A time when most of the earth was covered in water

    • A time when much of the earth was covered in ice

    • A time when the ice on the earth was melting

    Correct Answer
    A. A time when much of the earth was covered in ice
  • 3. 

    What kinds of animals did people have to start hunting after the Ice Age ended?

    • Saber-tooth cats

    • Fish, birds, and other animals

    • Dinosaurs

    Correct Answer
    A. Fish, birds, and other animals
  • 4. 

    What happened to wooly mammoths after the Ice Age?

    • They evolved into elephants

    • They became extinct

    • They started killing people

    Correct Answer
    A. They became extinct
  • 5. 

    Hunter-gatherers depended on nearby ____________________ to survive.

    • Shelters

    • Plants and animals

    • Weapons

    Correct Answer
    A. Plants and animals
  • 6. 

    How did hunter-gatherers adapt to the conditions of the Ice Age?

    • By using fire and clothing

    • By living in igloos

    • By living underground

    Correct Answer
    A. By using fire and clothing
  • 7. 

    Which sentence uses the word "extinct" correctly?

    • Many hunter-gatherers liked to hunt for the dangerous extinct.

    • Many people like to extinct because it allows them to see new places.

    • Animals like the saber-tooth cat became extinct after the Ice Age.

    Correct Answer
    A. Animals like the saber-tooth cat became extinct after the Ice Age.
  • 8. 

    How did hunter-gatherers travel from Northeast Asia to North America

    • Taking boats

    • Walking across ice

    • Swimming

    Correct Answer
    A. Walking across ice
  • 9. 

    Where were hunter-gatherers living during the Ice Age?

    • Europe

    • North America

    • Africa

    • South America

    • Australia

    • Asia

    • Antarctica

    Correct Answer
    A. Africa
  • 10. 

    About 10,000 years ago, people needed to adapt to ___________________.

    • Larger animals

    • Even colder climates

    • Warmer weather

    • Life in other areas

    Correct Answer
    A. Warmer weather
  • 11. 

    Why did people start living near the Nile River in Africa?

  • 12. 

    How did people adapt to life and the environment in Southeast Asia?

  • 13. 

    How did the end of the Ice Age change the way people lived?

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