Social Studies Daily Warm Up’s © Copyright 2008 Mrs. Kelly Stevens Mrs. Chantal Lerebours Mr. Paul Fields Mrs. Maryanne Ross MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Week of April 28-May 2:

MONDAY 1.Study the drawing. What does it illustrate about Japanese culture? A. Japanese appreciation of art B. Greek development of pottery C. French culture D. a Byzantine icon

MONDAY 2. Which statement about Japan’s population density and geography is true? A. Japan’s population is sparse and spread out over Japan’s large, fertile plains. B. Japan’s rugged geography has led to its large population to settle in concentrated cities. C. Japan’s large population is spread out over its large, fertile plains. D. Japan’s sparse population is mostly located in cities and suburbs.

MONDAY 3. Why is the Rub’ al-Khali an important landform of the Arabian peninsula? A. It is the largest highland area in the region. B. It is the largest all-sand desert in the world. C. It is the highest mountain range in the region. D. It is the narrowest coastal plain in the world.

MONDAY 4. What is meant by the phrase “scramble for Africa”? A. Africans migrated to other countries in large numbers throughout the 1800s. B. South Africans cornered the diamond mines. C. Large numbers of Asians came to Africa in the 1800s. D. European powers competed with one another to gain African territory.

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TUESDAY 1. What are two ways that by the 1600s, Portuguese traders were affecting Africa? A. trading gold for African salt. B. trading guns for enslaved Africans. C. selling clothing for African crops. D. trading salt for African guns.

TUESDAY 2. How did African slave practices before the 1500s differ from European slave practices in the Americas? A. Europeans often freed their slaves after a few years. B. Europeans welcomed freed slaves into important roles in their community. C. Africans often treated their slaves like property and refused to free them. D. Africans often allowed slaves to be bought out of slavery by their own people.

TUESDAY 3. Which best describes the most basic social unit of any culture? A. family. B. village. C. church. D. government.

TUESDAY 4. What evidence below is an example of invisible culture? A. Literature B. Religious beliefs C. Eating habits D. Music

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WEDNESDAY 1. Why did Mesopotamia become a center of farming and trade? A. controlled an important trade route between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. B. was protected from invasion by the Atlas Mountains. C. had large amounts of oil and natural gas. D. had fertile soil left by flooding along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

WEDNESDAY 2. What has caused conflict between Jews and Palestinian Arabs? A. Joint irrigation projects have not gone well. B. Both claim Palestine as their homeland. C. The disposal of nuclear waste has caused problems. D. One has a Communist government, while the other is an absolute monarchy.

WEDNESDAY 3. Which body of water forms Southwest Asia’s western border? A. the Black Sea B. the Caspian Sea C. the Red Sea D. the Mediterranean Sea

WEDNESDAY 4. Why does West Africa have a wide variety of cultures? A. There are many ethnic groups living there. B. There are five main languages in the area. C. There is only one religion uniting all the people. D. There is only one way of making a living.

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THURSDAY 1. How is Hinduism different from Judaism? A. Hinduism practices Polytheism B. Hinduism practices Monotheism

THURSDAY 2. The Nile, the Congo, the Zambezi, and the Niger are all major names of? A. mountains in Africa. B. rivers in Africa. C. coastal plains in Africa. D. rift valleys in Africa.

THURSDAY 3. Which statement is true concerning a serious environmental problem facing Africa today? A. decreased crop harvests. B. decrease in size of the desert. C. decreased amount of fertile land. D. decreased number of trees that are planted.

THURSDAY 4. What is the best generalization about how nomads make their living in the Sahara? A. They live in one place so they can care for their herds. B. They live in the cities where they can sell their goods. C. They travel to find water and food for their herds. D. They create large farms in the desert to grow food.

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FRIDAY 4. NO daily warm up today due to unit assessment.

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