American Indians and Their Land

A natural environment includes

• plants.

• factories.

• stories.

• culture.

Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to

• teach their children the arts of warfare.

• explain how Earth and its people came to be.

• predict how the world will end.

• take the place of their native language.

According to the Hopis, where did people live at first?

• in the sky

• inside Earth

• across the sea

• in a dense forest

As they migrated, the first Americans went in search of big game such as

• whales.

• walruses.

• bears.

• caribou.

As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by

• using what was around them in nature.

• carrying all of their food with them.

• leaving old tools behind.

• appointing new chiefs to lead them.

Most early American Indians settled in places that had

• scarce resources.

• lots of rain and snow.

• rich natural resources.

• huge sheets of ice.

7. Which of these were the Inuits least likely to make in their environment?

• snow goggles made from bone

• an igloo built out of ice and snow

• a winter count on buffalo hide

• a float constructed from sealskin

Which natural resource did the Sioux use to record their history?

• tall grass for baskets

• eagle feather for a pen

• horses' hooves for ink

• buffalo hide for pictographs

Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of ____________________.

• Asia

• North America

• South America

The first Americans began their migration at a place located at about ____________________ latitude.

• 30*N

• 40*N

• 60*N