Americas- 16.1 Quiz

extends both north and south of the Equator

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

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

used animals for food, clothing, and shelter

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

collective name for a group of islands located in waters off northern South America

• the Caribbean

• South America

• hunter-gatherers

• Yucatan

• mounds

home of the Maya

• 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 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

• Yucatan Peninsula