1) The Rub al-Khali desert of Saudi Arabia is often called a) Sahara Desert b) Gobi Desert c) Empty Quarter d) Sinai Desert 2) A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the western part of the Fertile Crescent. a) Tigris River b) Indus River c) Yellow River (Huang He) d) Euphrates River 3) A mountain range in South Asia that includes Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain peak. a) Alps Mountains b) Rocky Mountains c) Himalaya Mountains d) Ural Mountains 4) A river that flows in northwest India. a) Tigris River b) Indus River c) Yellow River (Huang He) d) Euphrates River 5) the largest desert in the world, covering most of northern Africa a) Sahara Desert b) Gobi Desert c) Empty Quarter d) Sinai Desert 6) A river in southwestern Asia that flows along side the Euphrates River. a) Tigris River b) Indus River c) Yellow River (Huang He) d) Euphrates River 7) A river that runs through a large portion of China, a) Tigris River b) Indus River c) Yellow River (Huang He) d) Euphrates River 8) is the adjustment of humans to their environment in order to improve their chances at survival in that environment. a) Mining b) Modification c) Adaption d) Infrastructures 9) the excavation of the earth for the purpose of extracting valuable resources such as gold or diamonds a) Infrastructures b) Adaption c) Modification d) Mining 10) Human beings are modifying the natural environment by building factories, cutting trees, making dams a) Infrastructures b) Adaption c) Modification d) Transportation 11) The process by which passengers or goods are moved or delivered from one place to another. a) Infrastructures b) Transportation c) Mining d) Modification 12) Area of civilization located along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers a) Himalayas b) Indus Valley c) Mesopotamia d) Nile Valley 13) A place where people establish a community. a) barrier b) deserts c) mines d) settlement 14) A large river that flows from south to north in eastern Africa. a) Nile River b) Indus River c) Yellow River d) Tigris River 15) A geographic feature that prevents people from migrating and moving. a) lines of latitude b) barrier c) climate d) lines of longitude 16) As a rule, most people tend to live near ... a) the Equator b) railroads c) water d) the Prime Meridian 17) Which one of the following is NOT one one the 4 early civilizations? a) Mesopotamia b) Indus River Valley c) Yellow River Valley d) Australian Outback 18) Bringing water to crops a) Irrigation b) aeration c) divining d) drought 19) A system of creating flat levels of farm land on mountainside in a step pattern a) sliders b) stacking c) repelling d) terrace 20) Changing something to make it easier to live with or use a) adaptation b) overhaul c) retrofit d) modification

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