Social Studies: The First Americans Review

What is the definition of culture?

• an organized and advanced society

• a group of relatives who lived in the past

• the way people make rules and decisions

• the way of life shared by a group of people

What is an economy?

• a system a group uses to make and exchange goods

• a system a group creates to make rules and decisions

• a traded good that is a raw material and not manufactured

• a trade agreement between groups in a league or nation

Which American Indian group is most likely pictured?

• Inuit

• Puebloan

• Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest

The Inuit lived in a _____ climate by the sea.

The Mound Builders lived in a _____ climate by rivers.

How does climate relate to the information in the map?

• The first Americans moved north in search of food.

• The first Americans moved west in search of dry land.

• The first Americans moved north in search of cooler climates.

• The first Americans moved south in search of warmer climates.

Which answer arranges American Indian groups in the order in which they settled from north to south to west?

• Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, Inuit

• Inuit, Pacific Northwest, Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest, Inuit, Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, Inuit

Which action is the clearest example of an American Indian group changing its environment?

• sailing across the Pacific Ocean

• making peace with a warring group

• digging canals to transport water to crops

• migrating across a temporary land bridge

Which 2 characteristics do the cultural group of this shelter describe.

• used kayaks

• ate corn and beans

• hunted whales

• hunted buffalo

• used irrigation

Which 2 characteristics do the cultural group of this shelter describe.

• used kayaks

• ate corn and beans

• hunted whales

• hunted buffalo

• used irrigation