Earliest Americans

Use the map to answer this question. What region touches both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?

• Northeast

• Midwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

Use the map to answer this question. The northern part of the United States falls into the ________ climate zone.

• Marine

• Cold/very Cold

• Hot-Humid

• Mixed-Humid

The map shows the _________ characteristics of a place like mountains or bodies of water.

• physical

• cultural

• human

• political

All of the following are human characteristics of a place EXCEPT

• borders between countries

• roads

• stores

• mountains

Use the map to answer the question.

In which region of the US do you MOSTLY find a midlatitude grassland?

• southeast

• midwest

• northeast

• west

Use the map to answer the question.

Which numbered route shows the migration of many of the earliest Americans?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Use the map to answer the question.

The Anasazi lived in which area on the map?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Which statement best describes the geography of the Great Plains region in the United States?

• 
  A flat area covered by swamps and marshes

• A land-locked region with little vegetation

• 
  A rocky, hilly area with many mountain ranges

• 
  A broad, flat area covered in prairie and grasslands

Which explains why indigenous peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

• The people followed animal herds during the Ice Age and eventually the land bridge was covered in water.

• 
  Drought in Asia made farming difficult.

• 
  Flooding in Asia destroyed crops and herds.

• 
  Earthquakes in Asia made it unsafe to live there.

Which Native American group built cities and had widespread trade throughout the Midwestern region of North America?

• Northwest natives

• 
  Plains natives

• Eastern Woodland natives

• Mound builders