Peopling of the Americas Quiz Review – Worksheet Questions

Vocabulary: Landbridge — choose the correct definition.

• Massive, slow moving sheets of ice and snow

• Movement of people for better living conditions

• Temporary connections between large landmasses caused by dropping sea levels

• Nomadic people who hunt and gather wild food

• Long period of lower temperatures that cause glaciers to grow large

Vocabulary: Hunter-Gatherers — choose the correct definition.

• Massive, slow moving sheets of ice and snow

• Movement of people for better living conditions

• Temporary connections between large landmasses caused by dropping sea levels

• Nomadic people who hunt and gather wild food

• Long period of lower temperatures that cause glaciers to grow large

Vocabulary: Glacier — choose the correct definition.

• Massive, slow moving sheets of ice and snow

• Movement of people for better living conditions

• Temporary connections between large landmasses caused by dropping sea levels

• Nomadic people who hunt and gather wild food

• Long period of lower temperatures that cause glaciers to grow large

Vocabulary: Ice Age — choose the correct definition.

• Massive, slow moving sheets of ice and snow

• Movement of people for better living conditions

• Temporary connections between large landmasses caused by dropping sea levels

• Nomadic people who hunt and gather wild food

• Long period of lower temperatures that cause glaciers to grow large

Vocabulary: Migration — choose the correct definition.

• Massive, slow moving sheets of ice and snow

• Movement of people for better living conditions

• Temporary connections between large landmasses caused by dropping sea levels

• Nomadic people who hunt and gather wild food

• Long period of lower temperatures that cause glaciers to grow large

When did the last Ice Age end?

• About 10,000 years ago

• About 5,000 years ago

• About 2,000,000 years ago

• About 500 years ago

How does the creation of a landbridge allow people to migrate to different places?

• Lower sea levels expose land connections so people can travel overland between continents

• Rising sea levels create new ocean routes for boats to sail between continents

• Warm weather allows people to cross the ocean by swimming shorter distances

• Earthquakes push continents together, forming tunnels for people to use

What causes our theories about how and when people first migrated to the Americas to change?

• New archaeological discoveries and improved dating methods

• Changes in the ocean tides from season to season

• Public opinion about climate and weather

• The position of the Moon during an eclipse

Where were the first Clovis points found?

• New Mexico

• Alaska

• Chile

• Nova Scotia

What is the landbridge between Asia and North America called?

• Beringia

• Pangaea

• Isthmus of Panama

• Silk Road