Quiz: The First Americans

According to the introduction, the term "First Americans" refers to which of the following?

• American Indians Who Live In What Is Now North and South America

• Founding Fathers Like George Washington

• Early Explorers of the Americas like Christopher Columbus

True or False: 30,000 years ago, scientists believed that a land bridge connected Asia to the Americas.

• True

• False

What do scientists believed caused the exposure of the land bridge, Beringia?

• An Ice Age Locked Up Water In Large Glaciers, Which Dropped Ocean Levels

• Volcanic Eruptions And Cooled Magma Created The Land Bridge Above Rising Ocean Levels.

"To move a large number of people."

(a)  

Why did Siberian hunters migrate across the Beringia land bridge?

• They Were Following Sources of Food

• They Were Looking For The City of Gold

• They Were Trying To Escape Disease In Southeast Asia

This large cousin of the elephant crossed the Beringia land bridge in search of grasslands, which led to hunter groups following them across.

(a)  

How did American Indians in the woodlands adapt to their environments?

• They Set Fires To Clear Heavy Forest Growth

• They Built Ditches To Carry Water To Dry Fields

• They Made Homes Of Animal Skin To Protect Themselves From Icy Winds

How did American Indians in the desert adapt to their environments?

• They Set Fires To Clear Heavy Forest Growth

• They Built Ditches To Carry Water To Dry Fields

• They Made Homes Of Animal Skin To Protect Themselves From Icy Winds

How did American Indians in the Arctic region adapt to their environments?

• They Set Fires To Clear Heavy Forest Growth

• They Built Ditches To Carry Water To Dry Fields

• They Made Homes Of Animal Skin To Protect Themselves From Icy Winds

True or False: In warmer climates, American Indians learned to grow crops, which allowed them to settle in one place instead of following animals for food.

• True

• False