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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 "Hemispheres Colliding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The axis of a continent does not affect the spread of what?
(a) Crops
(b) Technologies
(c) Esteem
(d) Animals

2. Groups who remained hunter-gatherers into the twentieth century lived in what types of areas?
(a) Areas not fit for food production
(b) Areas near the equator
(c) Areas with lots of water
(d) Areas where natural resources are abundant

3. Plants like olives, figs and dates were domesticated around what time?
(a) 1,000 B.C.
(b) 4,000 B.C.
(c) 10,000 B.C.
(d) 8,000 B.C.

4. What invention sped up the spread of plants and technologies in Polynesia?
(a) Wheels
(b) Wagons
(c) Yachts
(d) "Outrigger" canoes

5. Who introduced pottery, chickens, dogs, and pigs to New Guinea?
(a) Europeans
(b) Indians
(c) Native Americans
(d) Austronesians

Short Answer Questions

1. Domesticated animals need to have what type of disposition?

2. Which societies were the most advantaged in Polynesia?

3. Why did the transition to food production not happen earlier?

4. Diamond suggests that inventions occur because of what?

5. What axis is most conducive to the spread of food production?

(see the answer key)

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