Indigenous Peoples of North America

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

• in search of food
• to locate ferttle farmland
• to flee from hostile tribes
• in search of a better climate

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.
• They sailed to Mexico and then drifted north.

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

• Groups settled in the areas at various times.
• Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
• Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.
• Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

Which of these was most important to the survival of the majority of Indigenous people in the North America?

• land and home ownership
• trade to meet their daily needs
• ability to use natural resources
• warm and mild climate conditions

Which of these enabled most Indigenous people to se(le in permanent villages?

• trading
• hunting
• herding
• farming

How do historians learn how Indigenous people lived long ago in North America?

• They read their journals.
• They study their artifacts.
• They live in their shelters.
• They speak to their families.

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Which of these characterizes an Indigenous cultural region?

• People migrated together.
• People have the same leader.
• People share a similar language.
• People come from the same family.

Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an Indigenous group in North America?

• food sources
• language skills
• land ownership
• religious celebrations

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of homes created by each Indigenous group?

• wealth
• climate
• religion
• education

Which of these describes how most Indigenous groups viewed their environment?

• They believed they owned the land on which they lived.
• They believed that the land should remain unchanged.
• They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
• They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.