The First Americans

What does "Indigenous" mean?

• the first people living in a certain area

• the people who migrated to an area where people were already living

• people who move from one place to another

• people who hunt

What is a "cultural region"?

• an area in which a lot of cultures live near each other

• all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language

• a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing

What is a "natural resource"?

• to move from one place and establish a home in a new place

• a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing

• • all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

  • migrate

• useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals

What is a "colony"?

• the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between the Old World and the New World

• the treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.

• a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land

• • people who travel to a territory or community in order to make converts to their religion

What is an "environment"?

• an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language

• all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• • a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land

• • a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing

What is a "culture"?

• a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land

• • people who travel to a territory or community in order to make converts to their religion

  • slavery

• a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing

• • useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals