Ch. 2 Vocab Quiz Bayou Bridges

What does the term 'competition' mean?

• A. A demand by two or more groups for a resource that is in short supply

• B. A type of fabric

• C. To help grow plants

• D. To adapt and use for agricultural purposes

What does the term 'cultivate' mean?

• A. A demand by two or more groups for a resource that is in short supply

• B. To help grow plants

• C. To adapt and use for agricultural purposes

• D. An extra amount beyond what is needed

What does the term 'domesticate' mean?

• A. A demand by two or more groups for a resource that is in short supply

• B. To help grow plants

• C. To adapt and use for agricultural purposes

• D. An extra amount beyond what is needed

What does the term 'surplus' mean?

• A. A demand by two or more groups for a resource that is in short supply

• B. To help grow plants

• C. An extra amount beyond what is needed

• D. To develop a specific set of skills for a single purpose

What does the term 'specialize' mean?

• A. A demand by two or more groups for a resource that is in short supply

• B. To help grow plants

• C. To develop a specific set of skills for a single purpose

• D. Cloth or fabric

What does the term 'textiles' mean?

• A type of food
• A type of animal
• A type of plant
• cloth or fabric

What does the term 'barter' mean?

• A type of money

• to trade goods without using money

• A type of tax
• A type of tool used by early humans

What does the term 'infrastructure' mean?

• A type of pottery

• the public works system that includes roads, bridges, irrigation, public transportation, etc.

• A type of building
• A type of stone used for homes in prehistory

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

The old city needs money to update its _______ to help the public systems that include our roads.

• infrastructure

• textiles

• competition

• surplus

The early humans began to _________ with other settlements when they ended up with a surplus of goods.

• barter

• specialize

• domesticate

• infrastructure