Migration and Adaptation of Early Americans

Which continent did the first Americans migrate from?

• Siberia

• Alaska

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

What was happening to the climate in the Northern Hemisphere when the first Americans migrated into the Americas?

• An Ice Age

• Major flooding

• A bridge of ice was formed

• The super-continent Pangea was separating.

Why did the first Americans migrate into the Americas?

• They thought the Americas would have better weather

• They wanted to find land to farm

• They were looking for a better place to live

• They were following animals they hunted for survival

A wide bridge of land between Asia and North America that scientists believe was exposed during the last Ice Age.

• Beringia

• Pangea

• Environment

• Natural Resources

• Culture

To move from one place and establish a home in a new place.

• Adapt

• Migrate

• Culture

• Natural Resources

• Environment

A people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing.

• Migrate

• Culture

• Natural Resources

• Adapt

• Environment

Native Americans spread from the ____________________ to the ______________________ oceans. (East-West)

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Arctic

• Indian

Native Americans spread from ____________________ to the tip of ______________________. (North-South)

• Alaska

• South America

• Mexico

• Saudi Arabia

Which item is NOT a piece of evidence left behind by Native Americans?

• Stone Tools

• Metal Tools

• Human & Animal Bones

• Pieces of Pottery

• Written Documents

What are TWO possible causes of Mammoths and Woolly Mammoths becoming extinct?

• Over-hunting

• Climate Change

• Scarcity of food

• Lack of available land