WorksheetsCh7 Lesson 1 The First Americans
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
North and South America are joined by ____.
an isthmus
a desert
high mountains
a land bridge
The southernmost point of the Americas is ____.
the Arctic
Tierra del Fuego
the Equator
the Pampas
It was difficult for early American people to cross the Appalachians.
true
false
The oldest civilization in the Americas was most likely built by the ____.
Moche
Toltec
Olmec
Maya
The Maya established their civilization in the rain forests of the Yucatán Peninsula.
true
false
To get water for their crops, the Moche built canals from the Andes foothills to their home in the coastal desert.
true
false
Pueblo Bonito was built by ____.
the Hopewell
the Toltec
the Olmec
the Anasazi
The capital of the Inca Empire was ____.
Teotihuacán
Cuzco
Tollan
Cahokia
Farming in the Americas began in what is now the southwestern part of the United States.
true
false
The Hopewell were Mound Builders.
true
false
extends both north and south of the Equator
South America
mounds
hunter-gatherers
the Caribbean
created by the early people of North America, but not by those from Central and South America
South America
mounds
the Caribbean
Yucatán
used animals for food, clothing, and shelter
hunter-gatherers
mounds
the Caribbean
Yucatán
Choice
collective name for a group of islands located in waters off northern South America
the Caribbean
Yucatán
mounds
South America
Choice
home of the Maya
Yucatán
the Caribbean
South America
hunter-gatherers
The four geographical areas of the Americas are North America, South America, Central America, and
the Arctic.
Argentina.
the Caribbean.
Tierra del Fuego.
A land bridge from Asia to the Americas was made possible by which of the following?
archaeologists
the development of stone tools
last Ice Age
prehistoric people
As farming spread, people began to
fight with one another.
move southward.
rely on hunting and gathering.
settle in one place.
Where did the Olmec establish their civilization?
Gulf of Mexico coast
present-day Peru
south central Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula
Did the Olmec civilization collapse before or after the city of Teotihuacan was built?
Why did the Hohokam have to build irrigation canals to water their crops?
Why might early American cultures have declined?
