Paleolithic People

The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.

• transportation
• glaciation
• Paleolithic
• migration

During ______________, much of the Earth was often covered by ice.

• the Pleistocene
• extinction
• global warming
• the time of the dinosaurs

Paleolithic people were _____________.

• farmers
• hunter-gatherers
• only in Africa
• extinct after the last ice age

Which continent do archaeologists think Paleolithic people FIRST sailed to?

• Africa
• Australia
• North America
• South America

Which of the following BEST describe an ice age?

• A winter where there is a lot of ice and snow.
• A year of very low temperatures when all water freeze.
• A time when glaciers cover much of the land and sea.
• A place where animals and plants cannot survive.

_____________ helped Paleolithic people get more resources to meet their needs.

• Farming
• Rainforests
• Stones
• Tools

Which continent were the earliest humans originally from?

• Africa
• Australia
• North America
• South America

Which statement is true?

• Paleolithic people never migrated to the Americas.
• The Americas were completely covered  by ice during the Pleistocene.
• Paleolithic people walked across a land bridge to get from Asia to the Americas.
• The only way to reach the Americas during the Pleistocene was by boat.

During the Pleistocene, the _________ warmed and cooled.

• Sun
• climate
• ice
• equator

Over time, humans have always seemed to migrate to and settle mostly in ________________.

• polar climate zones
• cold and dry climate zones
• tropical climate zones
• temperate and tropical climate zones