Native Americans

Humans came to America is search of

• more food

• better weather

• better natural resources

• better terrain

The first Native Americans

• came into Alaska and never went further south

• came to the continent because they wanted a warmer climate

• came to the continent by crossing a land bridge

• came into the continent from Europe

What is the location of the land bridge?

• Between Northern Europe and Canada

• Between Russia (Asia) and Alaska

• The Atlantic Ocean

• Between Africa and Asia

One reason why groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures was that each group

• came to America from other parts of the world

• adapted to it's environment in a different way

• had to follow written traditions

• wanted to be different from other groups

Which of the following regions is CORRECTLY linked with its climate?

• Far North - Pleasant year round

• Pacific Northwest - icy cold year round

• Southwest - Dry desert

• Eastern Woodlands - humid / tropical

Pueblos living in a dry desert climate made their houses of

• animal skins

• ice and snow

• adobe (mud)

• grass

In what region did the Haudenosaunee live?

• southeast

• great plains

• northeastern woodlands

• northwest coast

Building wooden houses and boats from the trees of nearby forests was part of the culture of people from

• The Far North (Alaska)

• The Pacific Northwest

• The Southwest

• West Africa

The Haudenosaunee lived in shelters called

• Longhouses

• Teepees

• Wigwams

• Igloos

Which of the following was NOT a tribe in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?

• Mohawks

• Onandagas

• Apaches

• Senecas