Lesson 1, The First Americans

How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?

• They sailed across a narrow strait.

• They traveled south from Canada.

• They traveled across a land bridge.

• They sailed to Mexico and then drifted north.

Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?

• They believed there was a unifying life force that united them with their environment.

• They believed that they could buy the land for a fair price.

• They believed they owned the land on which they lived.

• They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

• Groups settled in the areas at various times.

• Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.

• Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.

• Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

_______ is the name of the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.

• Bering Straight

• Erie Canal

• Beringia

• London Bridge

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian

group?

• wealth

• climate

• religion

• education

_______ means to change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment.

• Adapting

• Environment

• Migrate

• Morph

_______ means an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language.

• Territory

• Cultural region

• Natural resource

• Resourceful

_______ refers to people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing.

• Culture

• Cultural region

• Environment

• Classroom norms

_______ means all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• Demography

• Tundra

• Natural resources

• Environment

The term _______ means to move from one place and establish a home in a new place.

• migrated

• removal

• environment

• culture