First Americans

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.

_______ is the name of the land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.

• Bering Straight

• Erie Canal

• Beringia

• London Bridge

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian

group?

• wealth

• climate

• religion

• education

Which of the following statements is TRUE about Native Americans?

• Native American farming practices were harmful to the environment.

• People who live in the same cultural region share a language and way of life.

• Native Americans all lived in the same environment.

• There were not many people in America before the 1400s.

Which item is NOT a piece of evidence left behind by Native Americans?

• Stone Tools

• Metal Tools

• Human & Animal Bones

• Pieces of Pottery

• Written Documents

Which culture region would have the culture traits of horses, tipis, and hunt for buffalo?

• Great Plains

• Southeast

• NE Woodlands

• Pacific Northwest

Which culture region would have included culture traits of igloos, kayaks, and seal hunting?

• Great Plains

• NE Woodlands

• Southwest

• Subarctic

Which of the following culture traits would you have found in the NE Woodlands?

• Kayaks

• Longhouses

• Buffalo

• Adobe

Which of the following was a primary food source for the Plains Indians?

• Fish

• Buffalo

• Corn

• Deer

What type of dwelling was commonly used by the Native Americans of the Southwest?

• Longhouses

• Tipis

• Adobe houses

• Igloos