Chapter 7-1 Quiz

Which continent extends into the Southern and Northern Hemispheres?

• North America
• Asia
• South America
• Europe

These were created in North America by Native American peoples, but not by those who were in Central America or South America.

• The Caribbean
• mounds
• Igloos
• ziggurats 

Home of the Maya

• present day Alaska
• present day Mississippi
• Yucatan
• Cuzco

These people used animals for food, clothing, and shelter.

• Hunter-gatherers
• farmers
• mound-builders
• Inca

The four geographical areas of the Americas are North America, South America,Central America, and

• the Arctic
• Argentina
• the Caribbean
• Tierra del Fuego

A land bridge to Alaska was made possible by which of the following?

• archaeologists
• the development of stone tools
• last Ice Age
• prehistoric people

As farming spread, people began to

• fight with one another
• move southward.
• rely on hunting and gathering
• settle in one place.

Where did the Olmec establish their civilization?

• Gulf of Mexico coast
•  present-day Peru
• south central Mexico
• Yucatán Peninsula

What is the name of the land bridge?

• Ibn Battuta's Pass
• Bering Strait
• Polo Strait
• Cortez's Pass

North and South America are joined by _____.

• a land bridge
• an isthmus
• high mountains
• desert