Qtr 1 Test 2 Answer Key :Qtr 1 Test 2 Answer Key Social Studies


Social Studies :Social Studies 1.How do we know so much about Neanderthals? a. because they passed down their stories through song b. because they left written stories about their life c. because we are able to carbon date their tools because they carefully buried their dead This was from video question that we watched in class


Slide 3:2. How did Otzi the Iceman die a. we don’t really know b. starved to death c. froze to death was shot in the back This was from video question that we watched in class


Slide 4:3. The equator is at a. 0 degrees longitude b. the prime meridian c. the international date line d. 0 degrees latitude


Slide 5:4. Some scientists believe that the ancient immigrants came by boat a. false True This was from video question that we watched in class


Slide 6:5. Which type of map shows the location of the rivers in the northeastern section of the U.S.? a. weather map b. oceanographic map c. political map d. physical map


Slide 7:6. Prehistoric people of the Iceman’s time had ________ a. no clothes no use for copper no way to store food no cities or governments This was from video question that we watched in class


Slide 8:7. Neanderthals were different from other early human groups because _____ a. they lived in caves they lived in snow they lived for the future they were vegetarians This was from video question that we watched in class


Slide 9:8. Which coordinates are for letter E on the map a. 0 , 150 W 150N, 0 60 S, 120 W 150 S, 60 E It’s located on the equator so it’s 0 It’s located on the 150 line and it’s W of the Prime Meridian


Slide 10:9. Which coordinates are for letter B on the map a. 15 N, 45 W 0 , 150 W 120 N, 60 W 60 N, 120 W It’s located at 60 line and it’s N of the equator It’s located on the 120 line and it’s W of the Prime Meridian


Slide 11:10. Which coordinates are for letter I on the map a. 45 S, 150 E 45 N, 150 W 150 N, 45 E 150 S, 45 W It’s located on the 150 line and it’s E of the Prime Meridian It’s located between the 30 and 60 line (about 45) and it’s S of the equator


Slide 12:11. Which coordinates are for letter J on the map a. 30 N, 180 E 60 N, 55 E 45 S, 150 E 15 N, 45 W It’s located on the 180 line and it’s E of the Prime Meridian It’s located on the 30 degree line and it’s N of the equator


Slide 13:12. Which coordinates are for letter F on the map a. 60 S, 120 W 120 S, 60 E 60N, 120 S 120 E, 60 S It’s located on the 120 line and it’s W of the Prime Meridian It’s located on the 60 degree line and it’s S of the equator


Slide 14:13. The early people who crossed the Bering Land Bridge came from a. Europe North America Siberia (Asia) South America Found in book ques, video, and review from last year


Slide 15:14. Which geographical lines actually meet at the poles meridians parallels Remember, Meridians = Longitude Parallels = Latitude


Slide 16:15. Which of the following is a Primary Source a. a poster of the Constitution of the U.S. the original Constitution of the U.S. a book about the writing of the Constitution of the U.S. a biography written about a celebrity This was on the first test, plus the online tutorial for Primary sources


Slide 17:16. On a __ the lines of latitude do not meet at the Poles and the land masses near the Poles are distorted in size. a. distortion map globe Mercator projection map latitude projection map


Slide 18:17. Why is Beringia not visible today a. because Beringia didn’t really exist because the ice melted and it is now underwater because it’s covered in ice because of continental drift


Slide 19:a. Tropic of Cancer b. Tropic of Capricorn c. Weather d. Climate e. Antarctic circle 18. the usual weather in a particular place over a period of time d. Climate 19. a line of latitude north of the south pole  e. Antarctic circle 20. Imaginary line that circles the Earth about one-quarter of the way from the equator to the North Pole. The sun is directly overhead at the June solstice. a. Tropic of Cancer 21. a line of latitude that runs parallel to the equator. During the winter solstice (Dec. 21), the sun is directly overhead. b. Tropic of Capricorn 22. the conditions in the earth’s atmosphere at a certain place and time c. Weather These were ALL vocabulary words…. You MUST study these every night!!


Slide 20:a. archaeologist b. archaeology Artifact tools Prehistory an object made by people long ago c. Artifact An object or device that is used to accomplish a task d. tools 25. the study of past cultures through the things that remain such as buildings, tools or pottery. B. archaeology 26. the long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language e. Prehistory 27. a scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past. A. archaeologist These were ALL vocabulary words…. You MUST study these every night!!


Slide 21:a. Meridians b. Parallels c. Polar d. Temperate Tropical Also called frost climate, snow climate. A climactic zone located in the northern latitudes marked by conditions too harsh to support vegetation c. Polar a geographic region which is characterized by being very hot and humid. E. Tropical An imaginary great circle on the earth's surface passing through the North and South geographic poles. All points here have the same longitude a. Meridians Any of the imaginary lines encircling the Earth's surface used to represent degrees of latitude. b. Parallels moderate in respect to temperature; not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather d. Temperate These were ALL vocabulary words…. You MUST study these every night!!


Slide 22:a. civilization b. Neanderthal c. glacier d. ice age Migrate a period of time when glaciers covered great stretches of land d. ice age a huge ice sheet c. glacier Early humans who lived from 300,000 B.C. to 30,000 B.C. Based on fossil evidence, scientists believe they were excellent hunters and among the first species to practice ceremonial burials, possibly connected with religious beliefs. b. Neanderthal to move from one place to another e. Migrate A high level of social development characterized by cultural and technological advances and an organized system of communication a. civilization These were ALL vocabulary words…. You MUST study these every night!!


Slide 23:(2 points) Why was the discovery of “Otzi the Iceman” an important find in archaeology? answers will vary