Apex 10.4.5

Which factor encouraged some of the earliest humans to travel to North America?

• The ice covering most of the northern part of North America melted

• Large mammals such as mammoths began to die out

• Sailors from western Africa began to cross the Atlantic Ocean

• Europeans moving into eastern Asia forced people to leave the area

Which factor caused Paleolithic North Americans to hunt small animals and gather more plants to survive?

• Environmental disasters made farming difficult

• Most herds of animals crossed the land bridge to Asia

• Large animals were trained to assist with farm work

• Large mammals such as woolly mammoths began to die out.

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes the table?

• (1) Farmed corn; (2) Hunted and gathered all of their food

• (1) Did not develop art; (2) Built huge military forces

• (1) Lived in stone cliff houses; (2) Built large cities

• (1) Constructed large mounds of earth; (2) Declined because of weather changes

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes the table?

• (1) Declined because of weather changes; (2) Declined because of contact with Europeans

• (1) Lived in small communities; (2) Built large cities

• (1) Developed farming techniques; (2) Lived as hunter-gatherers

• (1) Did not produce art; (2) Worked together on huge art projects

The environments in North America affected the growth of early civilizations by:

• determining the resources the societies used to survive

• preventing any society from forming big cities

• forcing all societies to remain hunters and gatherers

• making it almost impossible for societies to trade with each other

How did the environments in North America affect the earliest civilizations there?

• Freezing temperatures prevented the civilizations from farming

• Poor farmland prevented the civilizations from building large populations

• A limited amount of wildlife led the civilizations to fight over territory

• Low rainfall levels led to the civilizations' decline

In which cultural region did indigenous peoples live in an environment with many forests and develop complex systems of government?

• The Plains

• The Southeast

• The Northeast

• The Northwest Coast

In which cultural region did indigenous peoples hunt herds of buffalo for their meat, skin, and bones?

• The Arctic and Subarctic

• The Plains

• The Northwest Coast

• The Northeast

Which diagram best explains how American Indian cultures were shaped by their environments before the arrival of Europeans?

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Which diagram best explains how American Indian cultures were shaped by their environments before the arrival of Europeans?

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