Arctic Indigenous People Quiz

The Inuit people lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is –

• below freezing much of the year

• mild with four distinct seasons

• extremely hot during the day and freezing at night

• above 100 degrees most of the year

Scientists do not agree about –

• where American Indian tribes lived

• how people came to the Western Hemisphere

• what natural resources American Indians used

• how Europeans first came to the Western Hemisphere

The Kwakiutl homeland includes –

• New Mexico and Arizona

• Pacific Northwest Coast

• northeast North America

• Virginia

Where do American Indians live today?

• Canada and Alaska

• in their homelands and throughout North America

• only on reservations in different parts of the United States

• mostly in South America

What did scientists find at Cactus Hill?

• dinosaur bones from 20,000 years ago

• proof that Columbus was the first European explorer in North America

• ancient sea creatures which proved the land was once under water

• artifacts that proved humans lived there 18,000 years ago

The Lakota people lived in the interior of the United States, called the –

• Breadbasket of America

• Panhandle

• Great Plains

• Central Interior

Where is Cactus Hill located?

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Nottoway River

• None of the above

What America Indian land includes the Eastern Woodland?

• Sioux

• Kwakiutl

• Lakota

• Iroquois

Use the picture below to answer the question. What kind of resource is shown in the above picture?

• capital resource

• human resource

• natural resource

• electronic resource

What do archaeologists study?

• human behavior and culture by finding and studying artifacts

• animal migration patterns and habitats

• weather patterns throughout North America to predict tornados, droughts, and hurricanes

• population growth patterns and cultural changes that will occur in the future