Chapter 2 Social Studies Review

What kind of shelter did people of the Northwest Coast build that was similar to the shelters of the Eastern Woodlands people?

• igloos

• longhouses

• pueblos

• tepees

In which landform region did Native Americans depend most on the buffalo?

• the Coastal Plain

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Great Plains

• the Rocky Mountains

What kind of shelter built from adobe bricks was common in the Southwest region?

• igloos

• tepees

• pueblos

• tents of sealskin

What is one way in which the Arctic and Great Plains people were alike?

• They both depended on hunting to meet most of their needs.

• They both lived in an extremely cold climate.

• They both used wood to make their homes and tools.

• They both depended on fishing and farming to survive.

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

What does the word migration mean?

• the way people live

• the way people use resources to meet their needs

• a movement of people

• a system of leaders and laws that help people live together

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages?

• They developed agriculture.

• They found dependable water sources.

• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.

• They needed protection from warring peoples.

What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero?

• the Adena

• the Ancient Puebloan

• the Mayan

• the Olmec

What was used to group Eastern Woodland peoples as Iroquoian or Algonquian?

• the crops they grew

• the types of homes they built

• the systems of government

• the languages they spoke

Which natural resource was most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast?

• grass

• corn

• wood

• adobe