4th Grade Native American Review

Archaeologists believe that the first humans arrived in North America from which continent?

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

Which of these was a common way Native Americans in the Great Plains made use of buffalo in their everyday lives?

• riding buffalo from one place to another

• using buffalo to move heavy objects

• carving utensils from buffalo bones

• making clothing from buffalo hides

Which is an adaptation of Native Americans living in a cold region?

• making clothes out of fur from animals

• traveling by horse

• making furniture out of grass from fields

• clearing land to plant corn

Before Europeans arrived in the "New World," in what economic activities were the native peoples of the Americas mainly engaged?

• Ship building and mining

• hunting, fishing, and farming

• printing and gunmaking

• manufacturing and lumbering

Which of these would be the BEST title for the map pictured here?

• The Big Bang Theory

• The Land Bridge Theory

• Europe Settles North America

• Russia Colonizes the New World

Which number on this map represents the area of the Bering Land Bridge that was exposed approximately 15,000 years ago?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What caused the land under the Bering Strait to become exposed about 15,000 years ago?

• Earth experienced a decrease in temperature.

• Earth experienced a rise in temperature.

• A meteor crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

• The dinosaurs became extinct.

What do these forms of Native American housing have in common?

• They are all from the Great Plains

• They were all found in the Pacific Northwest

• They all used materials found in the environment.

• They all could be moved quickly and easily.

The structure seen in this image is an example of which type of Native American dwelling?

• chickee

• plank house

• wigwam

• tepee

The "Land Bridge Theory" is helpful in explaining which of these situations?

• how mountains are formed

• how the Americas were populated from Asia

• how continents broke apart millions of years ago

• how Europeans were able to make the colonies in North America