Social Sciences, Geography and the First Americans

Which is a primary source for an historian studying Christopher Columbus?

• a television show about the explorations of Columbus

• a book by a respected historian at the University of Buffalo

• the journal kept by Columbus as he sailed

• a modern painting showing Columbus landing in the New World

Which is the meaning of culture?

• the artifacts left by ancient peoples

• a way of life shared by members of a society (language, food, shelter)

• a firsthand account of an event

• the interaction of plants and animals within a natural environment

In order, from west to east, the major geographic features of the United States are the

• Rocky Mountains-- Great Plains-- Mississippi River-- Appalachian Mountains

• Great Plains-- Mississippi River-- Rocky Mountains-- Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River-- Appalachian Mountains-- Great Plains-- Rocky Mountains

• Rocky Mountains-- Great Plains-- Appalachian Mountains-- Mississippi River

According to many social scientists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?

• South America and North America

• North America and Europe

• Europe and Asia

• Asia and North America

Five bodies of fresh water form a border between the United States and Canada.  What one name is used to describe all five bodies of water?

• The Great Lakes

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Fresh Lakes

• The Gulf of Mexico

On the map above, a person is travelling from J to F.  What will they cross?

• The Mississippi River

• The St. Lawrence River

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

On the map above, what letter best shows the location of the St. Lawrence River?

• D

• C

• A

• I

On the map above, what letter shows the location of New York State?

• E

• F

• H

• J

What ocean is on the East coast of the US

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• South

This map illustrates the

• Columbian Exchange of plants and animals

• extent of the Maya Empire

• settlement of Europeans in the Americas

• movement of early peoples from Asia