Ms Brown's Prehistoric Settlement of North America Quiz

Recent evidence shows that humans have inhabited North America for more than 16,000 years

• True

• False

According to scientists, human beings first appeared in which continent?

• Asia

• Africa

The Beringia Land Bridge connected Asia and North America during the last Glacial Maximum.

• True

• False

DNA tests show that Native Americans are genetically related to people from Siberia.

• True

• False

The Meadowcroft Caves site in Pennsylvania shows evidence of being occupied 16,000-19,000 years ago.

• True

• False

The Monte Verde site in Chile shows that First Americans did not travel by boat

• True

• False

First Americans either traveled to find suitable tools or traded for them.

• True

• False

Many human remains of Clovis people have been discovered.

• True

• False

Evidence shows that there was no way that the First Americans hunted the large animals to extinction because they were too few in number.

• True

• False

Most of the Native Americans died from disease introduced by Europeans.

• True

• False