Quiz & Worksheet - The Last Ice Age

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The last ice age ended

1 million years ago. 100,000 years ago.

10,000 years ago. It has not ended. We are still in an ice age.

Worksheet

Print The Last Ice Age: Thawing Ice and New Human Opportunities Worksheet

1. The term interglacial refers to

A period of time in which glaciers cover the entire planet
A period of time in which glaciers retreat from the equator toward the poles
A period of time in which glaciers advance from the poles toward the equator
The space between two glaciers

2. How did the gradual warming of the earth affect the lives of human beings?

Human beings began to domesticate animals.
Human beings stopped foraging and scavenging, and began hunting.
Human beings developed bigger brains and finer hands.
Human beings developed longer legs and an upright form of walking.

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

This quiz and corresponding worksheet gauge your understanding of the last ice age. Topics you'll need to know to pass the quiz include the first animal to be domesticated and interglaciation.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

In these assessments you'll be tested on:

End of the last ice age
Effects of Earth's warming
Start of the current interglaciation period

Skills Practiced

Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the lesson on the last ice age
Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding the definition of interglatial
Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer questions about the effect Earth's warming had on plant life

Additional Learning

To learn more about this topic, review the accompanying lesson titled The Last Ice Age: Thawing Ice and New Human Opportunities. This lesson covers the following objectives:

Define and identify characteristics of an ice age
Differentiate between glaciation and interglaciation
Recognize how Earth's warming affected hominid development
Understand the process of early animal domestication
Know the contributions of the domesticated dog to early humans

The Last Ice Age: Thawing Ice and New Human Opportunities