4th SS Ch5L1 Review

How were petroglyphs created?

• Ancient people created petroglyphs by chipping and grinding them into rock walls.

• Ancient people created petroglyphs by painting on a rock.

• Petroglyphs were created to power transportation vehicles.

• Petroglyphs were created out of rock, stone, and mud.

What mystery surrounds petroglyphs?

• They might not be created by humans.

• Those that try to ruin the petroglyphs end up suffering terrible fates.

• They carry the ancient souls of the natives.

• No one is exactly sure what the petroglyphs mean.

Pictographs are carved into the rock.

• true

• false

Petroglyphs and pictographs are pieces of art on a rock.

• True

• False

The Southwest climate is mostly cold and snowy in the lowlands.

• True

• False

The Southwest climate is mostly cold and snowy in the high in the mountains.

• True

• False

Why are parts of the Southwest categorized as sub-regions?

• They are subterranean areas.

• They are lower areas than other parts.

• They break the Southwest up into different, smaller parts

• They symbolized the division of the people that live in the Southwest.

Why is the population in the Southwest so unevenly distributed?

• the areas of harsh climate and rugged landforms make living in these areas challenging.

• After the many wars, there weren't many people left to live in these areas.

• The place has too many dangerous wild animals and poisonous plants to live there.

• The area is sacred land for the natives and the colonists did not want to start another war.

Choose the natural resources that are in the Gulf Coastal Plain. Choose 2

• grasses, wildflowers, and trees.

• horses, roses, and diamonds.

• cattle, cotton, and rice.

• plateaus, canyons, and hot weather.

What is the main reason ponderosa pine and spruce trees thrive on the Colorado Plateau?

• They can endure the hot, dry desert conditions of the area.

• They are able to survive the area’s cold winters and cool summers.

• They are watered by the rainstorms that blow in from the Gulf of Mexico.

• The area’s high elevation allows them to grow tall.