Hunter-gatherers: Adapting To The Environment
Refer to pages 38 and 39 in your World History Access textbooks.
- 1.
Hunter-gatherers depended on nearby ____________________ to survive.
- A.
Shelters
- B.
Plants and animals
- C.
Weapons
Correct Answer
B. Plants and animals -
- 2.
What does the word "adapt" mean?
- A.
Making changes to live in different conditions
- B.
Changing your diet
- C.
A time when ice covered much of the earth
Correct Answer
A. Making changes to live in different conditions -
- 3.
What was the "Ice Age"?
- A.
A time when most of the earth was covered in water
- B.
A time when much of the earth was covered in ice
- C.
A time when the ice on the earth was melting
Correct Answer
B. A time when much of the earth was covered in ice -
- 4.
Where were hunter-gatherers living during the Ice Age?
- A.
Europe
- B.
North America
- C.
Africa
- D.
South America
- E.
Australia
- F.
Asia
- G.
Antarctica
Correct Answer
C. Africa -
- 5.
How did hunter-gatherers adapt to the conditions of the Ice Age?
- A.
By using fire and clothing
- B.
By living in igloos
- C.
By living underground
Correct Answer
A. By using fire and clothing -
- 6.
How did hunter-gatherers travel from Northeast Asia to North America
- A.
Taking boats
- B.
Walking across ice
- C.
Swimming
Correct Answer
B. Walking across ice -
- 7.
About 10,000 years ago, people needed to adapt to ___________________.
- A.
Larger animals
- B.
Even colder climates
- C.
Warmer weather
- D.
Life in other areas
Correct Answer
C. Warmer weather -
- 8.
What happened to wooly mammoths after the Ice Age?
- A.
They evolved into elephants
- B.
They became extinct
- C.
They started killing people
Correct Answer
B. They became extinct -
- 9.
Which sentence uses the word "extinct" correctly?
- A.
Many hunter-gatherers liked to hunt for the dangerous extinct.
- B.
Many people like to extinct because it allows them to see new places.
- C.
Animals like the saber-tooth cat became extinct after the Ice Age.
Correct Answer
C. Animals like the saber-tooth cat became extinct after the Ice Age. -
- 10.
What kinds of animals did people have to start hunting after the Ice Age ended?
- A.
Saber-tooth cats
- B.
Fish, birds, and other animals
- C.
Dinosaurs
Correct Answer
B. Fish, birds, and other animals -
- 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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