How foods, languages and inventions spread from place to place

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Tala's chain has a blank: where were potatoes first grown?

   • Ireland, in northern Europe
   • The plains of North America
   • China, in eastern Asia
   • The Andes of South America
2. 2.

   Zee's chain has a blank: who brought potatoes to Europe?

   • No one: potatoes first grew there
   • Farmers from Ireland
   • The Spanish
   • Chinese traders on the Silk Roads
3. 3.

   Ari's chain has a blank: where does potato growing expand fastest in the 2000s?

   • Antarctica
   • Southern and eastern Asia
   • Northern Europe, and nowhere else
   • The Andes, where potatoes began
5. 4.

   Bo reads the words cultural diffusion. What do they mean?

   • Culture spreading from place to place
   • A culture staying in one place for good
   • A map of mountains
   • A kind of potato
6. 5.

   Esme reads that the potato is an essential crop in Europe. What does essential mean?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • Poisonous to eat
   • Very important
   • Rare and hard to find in shops
   • Grown just for show
7. 6.

   Jun reads that early Europeans grew tomatoes for show. What does that mean?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • Grown for looks, not food
   • Grown in the Andes
   • Grown on ships
   • Grown to sell in markets for food
8. 7.

   The Spanish box leads to two effects. What are they, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • One effect: potatoes stay in Spain
   • Tomatoes become poisonous
   • Potatoes vanish from the Andes
   • A crop in Europe, then fast growth in Asia
9. 8.

   Why did foods from the Americas reach Europe in the 1500s, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • The plants spread by wind across the ocean
   • Europe had grown them for centuries
   • Europeans walked to the Andes
   • Ships began crossing the Atlantic
10. 9.

    Why might Europeans at first grow tomatoes but not eat them, Pia asks?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • The Spanish banned eating them
    • They thought it was poisonous
    • Tomatoes would not grow in Europe
    • Tomatoes cost too much to buy
11. 10.

    Ren's friend says the potato began in Ireland. Which reply fits the chain?

    Use the picture in question 4.

    • Disagree: it began in China
    • Disagree: it began in the Andes
    • Agree: Ireland is where it is grown most today
    • Agree: the Spanish found it in Ireland