Social Studies Q1 Review

What mountain range stretches from Maine to Alabama?

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Appalachians

• Alps Mountains

The Prime meridian divides is an imaginary line that divides the earth into what two parts?

• eastern and western hemispheres

• northern and southern hemispheres

• the tropic of Cancer and the tropic Capricorn

Which river borders Mexico and the United States?

• Colorado River

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande

In what kind of homes did the Plains Indians live?

• They lived in igloos because of the cold climate.

• They lived in pueblos made from adobe bricks.

• They lived in circular lodges built of sod because they had few trees.

• They built longhouses because they lived in the woods.

Why did the Indians of the Southeast live in permanent villages?

• The tall mountains protected them from being attacked.

• The rich soil allowed them to farm and grow their own food.

• The cold weather allowed them to store food for a long time.

• The open plains provided homes for the animals they hunted.

Why did the Arctic Indians form villages in the summer but live in small family groups in the winter?

• Dangerous icebergs separated in the winter

• In the winter it was easier for small groups to follow the animal herds.

• Winter houses such as igloos could not house large groups.

• Most traveled south during the winter

The Arctic People built ________ from ice and snow.

• igloos

• wigwams

• longhouses

• hogans

The Southwest People built permanent homes such as pueblos from _________________ and adobe.

• mud

• clay

• sand

The Plains People lived on flat grassy plains between the ____________River and the __________________ Mountains.

• Hudson/Appalachian

• St. Lawrence/Sierra Nevada

• Mississippi/Rocky

The Rocky Mountains are what direction from the Great Plains?

• North

• South

• East

• West