History 1.4 North American Beginnings

Which direction would someone travel to get straight from Richmond to Alexandria?

• southeast

• southwest

• northeast

• northwest

Which geographic tool depicts the most accurate way to represent the Earth?

• a globe

• a world map

• a topographic map

• a political map

What is an archaeologist?

• a historian who reads old documents to learn how people used to write

• a scientist who studies materials from the past to learn about ancient peoples

• a scientist who studies maps to learn what continents explorers reached in the past

• a miner who digs below the earth's surface to uncover gold from ancient cultures

Why did people migrate from Asia to the Americas?

• They lost a war and were forced to leave.

• Glaciers pushed them out of their homeland.

• They followed animals and found a good place to live.

• They were bored and wanted to see new lands.

Which route on this map shows the migration of the earliest Americans?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where do the Inuit live?

• Alaska, Canada, and Greenland

• Oregon, Washington, and California

• Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana

• Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi

Which Questions are supporting questions?

• • 
    

    Can cats see in color?

• Do cats make the best pets?

• Does the band Zombie Pugs have three members?

• Is Da Vinci a better artist than van Gogh?

According to the map, Michigan is _________ of Wisconsin.

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which questions are compelling questions?

• Is world peace possible?

• How can we eliminate poverty?

• Are there conflicts in the world?

• Are some resources in the world scarce?

Drag and drop the labels to correctly identify the parts of this map.-Drag and drop the labels to correctly identify the parts of this map.-

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b

c

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