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USH Unit 1 Review 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?

a)

Groups settled in the areas at various times.

b)

Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.

c)

Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.

d)

Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.

2.

Which of these was most important to the survival of the American Indians?

a)

land and home ownership

b)

trade to meet their daily needs

c)

ability to use natural resources

d)

warm and mild climate conditions

3.

Which of these characterizes an American Indian cultural region?

a)

People migrated together

b)

People have the same leader.

c)

People share a similar language.

d)

People come from the same family

4.

Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group?

a)

food sources

b)

language skills

c)

land ownership

d)

religious celebrations

5.

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian group?

a)

wealth

b)

climate

c)

religion

d)

education

6.

Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?

a)

They believed they owned the land on which they lived.

b)

They believed that the land should remain unchanged.

c)

They believed they were a part of a community of living things.

d)

They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.

7.

Use the pictures below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. What is the main reason that different cultures of Native Americans had various types of homes?

a)

Homes were designed to protect familes from wild animals

b)

The number of people was different from tribe to tribe.

c)

Homes were built from natural resources that were found nearby.

d)

Native Americans built their homes to look like homes of European settlers

8.

Which of the following statements is correct about Native Americans?

a)

Native American are a diverse population with differences in culture, language and traditions based on its cultural regions.

b)

Native Americans have few differences in culture from one group to another in what is now the United States.

c)

Native Americans mainly dressed the same between Alaska and Florida.

d)

Native Americans were known for wasting their natural resources, because the did not believe in conservation.

9.
An area of the world where the people develop similar ways of life, or cultures
a)
cultural region
b)
artifact
c)
gorge
d)
mesa
10.
Which factor resulted in prehistoric Indians making permanent settlements? The Indians...
a)
began to cultivate plants.
b)
had abundant large game.
c)
followed herds of large animals.
d)
wanted to band together for protection.
11.

Which of the following best describes Native Americans' relationship with their environment?

a)

The natives left their surroundings worse than when they arrived by wasting resources.

b)

Natives tended to use all they could of the plants and animals in their environment.

c)

Natives had no ability to modify the land and area around them.

d)

Natives never made permanent settlements.

12.

In which region did natives tend to make igloos?

a)

Arctic

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Eastern Woodlands