USI.3 Review

The recovery and analysis of evidence from the past are most important in the study of -

• sociology

• biology

• archaeology

• psychology

This map shows an important discovery about the -

• site of Kwakiutl homeland

• evidence of early human settlement in North America

• first settlement in Jamestown

• early trading posts with Europe

Which person would most likely study these artifacts?

• Chemist

• Geologist

• Archaeologist

• Biologist

Scientists do NOT agree about

• how people came to the Western Hemisphere

• what natural resources American Indians used

• where American Indian tribes lived

• how Europeans first came to the Western Hemisphere

Match the definition to the term being described.

• An object made or used by people in the past that provides clues about their culture and settlements.

• Archaeology

• This is the oldest archaeological site with evidence of early human settlements in North America that was found by archaeologists along the Nottoway River in southeastern Virginia.

• Artifact

• Study human behavior and cultures of the past through the recovery and analysis of material evidence remaining from past human activity.

• Cactus Hill

Which American Indian group lived in the darker-shaded area on this map?

• Iroquois

• Pueblo

• Kwakiutl

• Inuit

What group of indigenous people lived in the grasslands of the Great Plains in the United States?

• Inuit

• Kwakiutl

• Lakota

• Pueblo

Which American Indians lived in Eastern North America?

• Lakota

• Inuit

• Iroquois

• Kwakiutl

Complete the map by placing the names of the regions into the correct boxes. Match the following regions with their correct locations on the map:

a

b

c

Pacific Northwest

Eastern Woodlands

GreatPlains

Match the description to the appropriate American Indian group.

• inhibited the interior of the United States, called the Great Plains, which is characterized by dry grasslands.

• Inuit

• they lived in desert areas and areas bordering cliffs and mountains.

• Lakota

• lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing much of the year

• Pueblo