Native Americans Quiz

How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?

• They sailed across a narrow strait

• They traveled south from Canada

• They traveled across a land bridge

Why did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?

• in search of food

• to locate farmland

• in search of a better climate

Which component does not make up a Native American culture region

• similar environment

• natural resources

• culture

• hobbies

Which of these was most important to the survival of the Native Americans?

• land and home ownership

• trade to meet their daily needs

• ability to use natural resources

How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago? (hint: think of our CRQ)

• They read their journals

• They study their artifacts

• They live in their shelters

How did the Native Americans in the Southeast live?

• In longhouses built from thick trees in their region

• In a chickee which was elevated to keep out pests and dangers like snakes and alligators

• In an igloo to keep them warm during harsh winters

Native Americans who lived on Plains wore clothing made from animal hides. Which of these was an important economic activity in this region? (hint think of how they would get the animal hides)

• fishing

• mining

• hunting

Which of these describes one way Native Americans adapted the environment to meet their needs?

• Northwest Coast people ate fish

• Southwest people made many things with corn

• Great Plains people made clothing from animal hides

Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people? (Think of what they are near being on the western coast)

• Great Lakes

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each Native American group?

• wealth ($)

• climate (weather)

• religion