1) The most recent glacial maximum was reached approximately ......years ago a) 2.5MYA b) 200,000YA c) 20,000YA d) 10,000YA 2) During the last Ice Age, the ice in New England was approximately .....thick a) 10 miles b) 1-2 miles c) 1,000 feet d) too thin for skating 3) During the last Ice Age, ocean levels dropped about a) 1 mile b) 400 feet c) 2500 feet 4) Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the last glacial maximum? a) humans learned to control fire b) humans followed animals to new lands c) humans crossed land bridges to America d) humans crossed land bridges to Australia e) land bridges were exposed by dropping ocean levels 5) What percent of the Earth was covered by ice during the last glacial maximum? a) 100% b) 75% c) 55% d) 33% 6) Native Americans can trace their ancestry to migrants from .....who travelled to America during the last glacial maximum. a) Europe b) Greenland c) Asia d) Australia 7) Describe the climate during the most recent ice age a) colder and wetter b) colder and drier c) warmer and drier d) story with lots of hurricanes 8) Plants, soil, and climate are all part of one's a) environment b) basic needs c) economy d) hemisphere 9) the common weather conditions in an area over a long period a) climate b) storms c) weather d) ecology 10) Which natural disaster can trigger a mini-ice age? a) earthquake b) volcano c) tidal wave d) hurricane 11) This event can trigger an ice age a) earth's orbit wobbles b) earth's magnetic poles reverse c) a tectonic plate dives under another plate d) the orbit of Jupiter changes 12) What is the most likely outcome of a reduction in the sun's output? a) global warming  b) more snow and ice c) more tidal waves d) more plants and animals live 13) During the most recent ice age, most early nomadic homo sapien sapiens lived in groups of about a) 20-30 b) 5 c) 100 d) 1,000 14) define nomad a) a very calm person b) a person with a vacation home c) a hunter-gatherer without a permanent home d) residents of rural farms and suburbs like Franklin 15) We are currently in a warming part of an ice age. How many years ago did the earth enter the warmer part of the current ice age? a) 10 million years ago b) 1 million years ago c) 10,000 years ago 16) Which statement best explains the delayed return of the glacial maximum? a) the burning of fossil fuels b) the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere c) over hunting of whales d) over farming of cows, chickens, and salmon e) the depletion of CO2 from the atmosphere 17) The most recent Little Ice Age from 14th to 19th century in the Northern Hemisphere was a consequence of all BUT a) powerful volcanoes b) reduced output of sun c) too little carbon in the atmosphere d) too many fossils fuels being burned 18) Bubonic plague is spread by a) cats b) rats c) fleas d) volcanoes 19) Unable to explain the Little Ice Age, people blamed a) witches b) scientists c) volcanoes d) fleas 20) Glacial ice sheets are formed when a) too much rain b) years and years and years of snow turn into ice c) continental drift d) volcanoes melt snow and ice and the water pool and then freezes

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