Week 14: Where Do People Settle and Why Assessment

The most important job for the first people was the daily for food.

• walk

• hunt
• swim

• farming

People learned to and began to stay in one place, eventually forming communities.

• walk

• hunt

• swim

• farm

Many early settlements were near .

• forests

• mountains

• rivers
• deserts

A civilization is a group of people who live in the same area and share a language and culture.

• continent
• country

• civilization
• Community

When looking for a location to live, what problem would you need to solve?

• How will I move from place to place?

• How will I find water, food, and shelter?

• How will I meet other people?

• How will I get shoes and clothing?

Once humans no longer needed to spend entire days searching for food, they were able to develop .

• better weapons and tools

• continents and countries

• houses and stores
• hobbies

What kind of natural resources would a fisherman look for when trying to find a place to settle?

• river

• snow

• mountains

• desert

How does the availability of natural resources influence where people settle?

• People settle in places where there are no natural resources.

• People never settle or move to new places.

• People don’t like to use natural resources when they settle.

• People settle in places that make life better for them.

Why do people settle in certain places?

• noise

• severe weather

• no wild animals

• available natural resources

People explore and migrate across regions because they seek economic opportunities. Select the correct concise reason.

• They seek economic opportunities

• They are forced by natural disasters

• They move due to cultural preferences

• They migrate randomly