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WorksheetsThe Land & People before Columbus
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 17mins
People use ________, like trees, to make things they need.
adaptation
artifact
natural resources
Some American Indians were ________, or moved from place to place.
nomadic
kiva
migration
Sunlight, air, and water are all part of the _________.
culture
environment
natural resource
Wearing animal skin for clothes was an _______ that the Inuits made to survive where they lived.
adaptation
artifact
nomadic
An object made by a group of people is called an _______.
adaptation
artifact
kiva
A smaller river that flows into a larger river.
migration
artifact
tributary
The ______ of people from Asia to North America began at least 12,500 years ago.
culture
migration
nomadic
Each American Indian group developed its own _____, or way of living.
culture
environment
adaptation
How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?
It influenced what they ate
It influenced what shelters they built
It influenced what types of clothes they wore
All of these
Weather that can be measured over a long period of time is called _______.
climate
geography
vegetation
Which of the following affects where people choose to live?
climate
physical features
vegetation
all the above
Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?
Trees
Seals
Bamboo
Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to...
teach their children the art of warfare.
explain how Earth and its people came to be.
take the place of their native language.
A natural environment includes _______.
plants
factories
stories
culture
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
climate
minerals
trees
water
As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by...
using what was around them in nature.
carrying all of their food with them.
leaving old tools behind.
appointing new chiefs to lead them.
Use the map and your knowledge of SS. Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of _____________.
Asia
North America
South America
Use the map and your knowledge of SS. The first Americans began their migration at a place located about __________ latitude.
60 ° N
140 ° E
160 ° E
Use the map and your knowledge of SS. What two continents did these early people migrate to and settle in? ____________ and _____________.
Asia & North America
North America & South America
Asia & South America
Use the map and your knowledge of SS. People migrated to the United States by _________ and ______.
land bridge & boat
glaciers & Bering Sea
land & glaciers
Which of the following items is an artifact?
a gorge
a culture
a backpack
an old clay pot
Some tribes were nomadic because...
They had plenty of resources.
they had large amounts of food.
they wanted to escape hot weather.
Early people migrated to the Americas by
airplane and boat
land bridge and water
walking and flying
land bridge and air
The five tribes of the Eastern Woodlands formed the Iroquois Confederacy in order to
move to the Great Plains.
let men make all the decisions.
Keep peace and avoid war among themselves
This clay pot (A) was made by the ________ region . They made it so that _______________.
Southwest. They made this so they could cook, serve and store food in them.
Eastern Woodlands. They made this so that boats were light and could be carried from one stream to another.
Southeast. They made this so their homes would be above the swamplands and protect them from the hot weather.
This birch-bark (B) canoe was made by the ______ region. They made this....
Eastern Woodlands. They made this so that boats were light and could be carried from one stream to another.
Southwest. They made this so they could cook, serve and store food in them.
Southeast. They made this so their homes would be above the swamplands and protect them from the hot weather.
This chickee house (C) was made by the ______ region. They made this so....
Southwest. They made this so they could cook, serve and store food in them.
Eastern Woodlands. They made this so that boats were light and could be carried from one stream to another.
Southeast. They made this so their homes would be above the swamplands and protect them from the hot weather.
