Directions: Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the choices provided. Look back in the lesson in your Social Studies textbook for help (pages 6-12).
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What do experts know for a fact about the first Americans?
People migrated in search of resources.
People migrated to North America from Asia.
People arrived in North American 10,000 years ago.
People arrived on boats that crossed the Pacific Ocean.
Thousands of years ago the Bering Strait was not a narrow body of water. It was a dry land bridge people called Beringia.
True
False
Many scientists and historians think that the first people crossed the land bridge from Asia because...
they were lost
they were tracking animals to hunt
they were trying to find a new city
they were running away from predators
Look at the map on p. 7 -Possible Routes of First People from Asia to the Americas. Use the compass rose and arrows to determine in what directions most of the first Americans traveled.
north and northwest
south and southeast
east and northeast
west and northwest
People who move within a specific region to follow herds of animals and collect food are called.....
Indians
stationary
nomads
farmers
The practice of planting and raising food is called.....
irrigation
agriculture
technology
climate
All Plains groups of Indians depended on the buffalo as their primary food source.
True
False
The Mayan civilization grew about 3,500 years ago. They developed.......
a writing system
an accurate calendar
an advanced system for math
all of the above
Which use of a natural resource was unique to the Inuit Indians?
hunting deer
growing corn
burning whale oil
making homes in cliffs
Which statement accurately compares the geography and climate for two different Indian groups?
The Puebloans and many Aztecs both lived in desert regions, but the Aztecs used a lake to grow crops.
The Woodland and Mound Builder groups had mild climates, but the Mound Builders were located along the coast.
The Plains groups and Woodland groups had similar climates, but Plains Indians lived in hilly or mountainous regions.