7.1 Quiz The First Americans

This land form extends both north and south of the Equator.

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

These were created by the early people of North America, but not by those from Central and South America.

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

They used animals for food, clothing, and shelter

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

This is the name for a group of islands located in the waters off northern South America

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

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 from Asia to the Americas was made possible by which of the following?

• archaeologists

• the development of stone tools

• the last Ice Age

• prehistoric people

The home of the Maya is

• the Caribbean.

• South America.

• hunter-gatherers.

• the Yucatan.

• mounds.

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 coastline

• present-day Peru

• south central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula