The First Americans

Beringia is the name of the land bridge that once connected

• North America and South America.

• Alaska and California.

• Asia and North America.

• Africa and North America.

Some scientists believe that the First Americans migrated here

• 5,000 years ago.

• 500 years ago.

• 12,000 years ago.

• in 1492.

The first Americans ended up in North America after a long migration, because

• they were looking for new land to start a new civilization.

• they followed their food source as they slowly moved towards the Americas.

• they were trying to find North America.

• they were running away from the giant mammals.

People who wander from place to place and have no settled home are called

• migration.

• glacier.

• origin story.

• nomads.

Scientists who study the cultures of people who lived long ago are known as

• evidence.

• band.

• Beringia.

• archaeologists.

A people's way of life is their

• theory.

• culture.

• climate.

• artifacts.

Archaeologists study _____________________ to learn about the cultures and way of life of ancient peoples

• theory

• culture

• climate

• artifacts

The movement of people from one place to another is called

• migration.

• glacier.

• origin story.

• nomads.

According to many experts, how did the first wave of people arrive in the Americas?

• Taking a boat across the Pacific Ocean from what is now Japan
• Walking over a land bridge in what is now the Bering Strait
• ait C. Swimming across a channel separating modern Russia and Alaska
• Canoeing across the Atlantic Ocean from northern Africa

What is a natural resource? 

• Materials  in nature that people can use. 
• Materials in the classroom that people can use.
• Technology that people can use. 
• Anything found in my desk.