Studies Weekly Week 5

The Miwok lived

• by the coast.

• in the valley.

• in the mountains.

• in the desert

What mountain range is along the eastern coast of California?

• Coastal range

• Andes Mountains

• The Sierra Nevadas

• The Cascade Mountains

The word "Mojave" means

• "hot desert"

• "flat lands"

• "three mountains"

• "scorching lands"

In many tribes, women and girls did all the following except

• gathered acorns

• gathered nuts

• made flour

• hunted

Ture or false. Atlatls are never used today.

• True

• False

True or false. Only the United States has atlatl clubs.

• True

• False

Which of these is not a reason people like to use the atlatl?

• It's fun.

• It's good exercise.

• It connects people to their ancestry.

• It helps them to make a lot of money.

In which of these countries do people still use the atlatl to hunt today?

• Spain

• Australia

• Singapore

• Britain

True or false. You have to be an adult to compete using the atlatl.

• True

• False

We can infer from the article that the author thinks that soon people will become bored of the atlatl.

• True

• False