Quiz on Human Adaptation and Migration

People use ______, like trees, to make things they need. Choose an answer.

• adaptation

• kiva

• migration

• natural resources

The ______ of people from Asia to North America began at least 12,500 years ago. Choose an answer.

• adaptation

• environment

• migration

• natural resources

Wearing animal skin for clothes was a(n) ______ that the Inuits made to survive where they lived. Choose an answer.

• adaptation

• environment

• kiva

• migration

Sunlight, air, and water are all a part of the

• adaptation

• environment

• kiva

• migration

Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to

• teach their children the art of warfare.

• explain how Earth and its people came to be.

• predict how the world will end.

• take the place of their native language.

According to the Hopis, where did people live at first?

• in the sky

• inside Earth

• across the sea

• in a dense forest

As they migrated, the first Americans went in search of big game such as

• whales.

• walruses.

• bears.

• caribou.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• 1. climate

• minerals

• trees

• water

As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by

• 1. using what was around them in nature.

• 1. carrying all of their food with them.

• 1. leaving old tools behind.

• 1. appointing new chiefs to lead them.

Most early American Indians settled in places that had

• scarce resources

• lots of rain and snow

• rich natural resources

• huge sheets of ice