Social Studies Chapter 1 Review

What is the definition of culture?

• an organized and advanced society

• a group of relatives who lived in the past

• the way people make rules and decisions

• the way of life shared by a group of people

What is an economy?

• a system a group uses to make and exchange goods

• a system a group creates to make rules and decisions

• a traded good that is a raw material and not manufactured

• a trade agreement between groups in a league or nation

Which American Indian group is most likely pictured?

• Inuit

• Puebloan

• Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest

The Inuit lived in _____ climate by the ______.

• warm, beach

• mild, river

• hot, desert

• cool, sea

The Mound Builders lived in a ______ climate by the _______.

• warm, beach

• mild, rivers

• hot, desert

• cool, sea

Look at the map. How does climate relate to the information on the map?

• The first Americans moved north in search of food.

• The first Americans moved west in search of dry land.

• The first Americans moved north in search of cooler climates.

• The first Americans moved south in search of warmer climates.

Look at the map. Which answer arranges American Indian groups in the order in which they settled from north to south to west?

• Great Plains, Pacific North west, Inuit

• Inuit, Pacific Northwest, Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest, Inuit, Great Plains

• Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, Inuit

Which action is the clearest example of an American Indian group changing its environment?

• sailing across the Pacific Ocean

• making peace with a warring group

• digging canals to transport water to crops

• migrating across a temporary land bridge

Which two characteristics would match this type of shelter used?

• used kayaks

• ate corn and beans

• hunted whales

• used irrigation

• nomadic

Which 2 characteristics would match the type of shelter this cultural group used?

• used kayaks

• ate corn and beans

• hunted buffalo

• used irrigation

• nomadic