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Unit 2 Pre- Assessment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Inuit people lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is

a)

below freezing much of the year

b)

mild with four distinct seasons

c)

extremely hot during the day and freezing at night

d)

above 100 degrees most of the year

2.

Scientists do not agree about-

a)

where American Indian tribes lived

b)

how people came to the Western Hemisphere

c)

what natural resources did American Indians use

d)

how Europeans first came to the Western Hemisphere

3.

The Kwakiutl homeland includes

a)

New Mexico and Arizona

b)

Pacific Northwest coast

c)

northeast North America

d)

Virginia

4.

What is an example of a capital resource used by many American Indians?

a)

stones

b)

fish

c)

spears

d)

doctor

5.

Where do American Indians live today?

a)

Canada and Alaska

b)

in their homelands and throughout North America

c)

only on reservations in different parts of the United States

d)

mostly in South America

6.

What did scientists find at Cactus Hill?

a)

dinosaur bones from 20,000 years ago

b)

proof that Columbus was the first European explorer in North America

c)

ancient sea creatures which proved the land was once under water

d)

artifacts that proved humans lived there, 18,000 years ago

7.

In what area of North America did the Lakota people live

a)

pink

b)

green

c)

orange

d)

blue

8.

What American Indian homeland is represented by the yellow near that is near the east coast?

a)

Kwakiutl

b)

Inuit

c)

Pueblo

d)

Iroquois

9.

The Lakota people inhabited the interior of the United States, called the

a)

Breadbasket of America

b)

Panhandle

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Interior

10.

Where is Cactus Hill located?

a)

Richmond

b)

Jamestown

c)

Nottoway River

d)

northwestern Virginia

11.

What American Indian homeland includes the Eastern Woodland?

a)

Sioux

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

12.

What kind of resource is shown in the picture?

a)

capital resource

b)

human resource

c)

natural resource

d)

electronic resource

13.

What do archaeologists study?

a)

human behavior and culture by finding and studying artifacts

b)

animal migration patterns and habitats

c)

weather patterns throughout North American to predict tornados, droughts, and hurricanes

d)

population growth patterns and cultural changes that will occur in the future

14.

In the past, how did American Indians gather their food?

a)

fished, hunted, and harvested crops

b)

traded goods with European settlers for food

c)

used money to purchase food

d)

traded animal skins and bows for crops and meat

15.

The Pueblo people inhabited the Southwest, where they lived in

a)

desert areas

b)

heavily forested woods

c)

lush green valleys

d)

flat, open ranges