Worksheets25-26 Chapter 1 Lessons 3 and 4 Practice Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In addition to having water to drink, what main benefit did living near water have for some traditional Plains peoples?
It allowed them to travel to other parts of North America.
It enabled them to easily hunt deer that came to drink the water.
It allowed them to plant crops instead of relying only on buffalo for food.
It helped them in celebrating their special ceremonies before a buffalo hunt.
Which evidence from the text best supports that living near a water source allowed some native peoples to farm rather than hunt?
“Most native peoples who lived there [the Great Plains] could not depend on farming for food.”
“These peoples prepared for each hunt with special ceremonies, and they believed they needed the support of the spirit for the hunt to be successful.”
“Many people lived near rivers, which provided fertile land for them to farm.”
“Plains peoples who traveled usually lived in cone-shaped homes called teepees.”
Which of these words is closest in meaning to the word prairie?
land
hilltop
farmland
grassland
What seem to be two main advantages of teepees?
They had an easily recognized cone shape.
They were easy to move from place to place.
They were made from easy-to-find materials.
They could easily be decorated by Plains women.
They provided good protection from an enemy attack.
Which evidence from the text best supports the inference that early Europeans in North America did not intentionally give horses to native peoples?
“Before the 1500s, however, nobody had ridden a horse in North America.”
“Explorers from Spain brought horses to the Americas, and some of the horses escaped.”
“After another hundred years, most Native Americans on the Plains were using horses to help them hunt buffalo and move their camps.”
“Before they had horses, Plains people followed the buffalo on foot.”
Which sentence best supports the inference that horses were very valuable to Plains people?
The introduction of horses completely changed the way of life for the Plains people.
Before they had horses, Plains people followed the buffalo on foot.
They trained dogs to pull belongings on a special sled called a hupak’in.
After the introduction of horses, a person’s wealth was measured by the number of horses owned.
Which statement most accurately portrays traditional schooling of Plains children?
Only boys received an education.
Boys and girls were schooled together.
Only groups with permanent homes educated their children.
Children were taught skills for the roles they would play as adults.
Which of the following is an example of migration?
People stay in the same place for safety.
The Sioux following Buffalo from one place to another on the Great Plains.
Some Natives built their homes on the sides of cliffs.
Some natives like the Aztecs were enslaved by Spanish invaders.
Which of the following would be considered a part of a group's culture?
Food
The way they dress
Art they create
All the above
Which example BEST shows diversity?
A classroom with students who are different races, have different cultures, interests etc.
Playing Fortnite with the "fellers".
Attending a family reunion with your parents.
Trying a new sport for the first time.
Which of the following would be considered a settlement?
A restaurant
A place you move away from
A place where people live at.
A place people only work at but do not live at.
Why are Jackson County and Clay County considered to be in the same region by geographers?
Our geography and culture are similar in many ways and we are right beside of each other.
We're actually not in the same region of Kentucky since Clay County is in the Bluegrass.
Because we both have flat plains and many plateaus.
Because they were founded (started) in the same year.
Which of the following best explains what it means to adapt to an environment?
When people use up most of the natural resources in an area.
When a place changes dramatically due to humans causing it to be different.
When humans make changes in order to survive in a particular place.
To take that environment for yourself.
Why did the Lakota Sioux Tribe use tepees for their nomadic lifestyle (they lived as nomads)?
They were the strongest homes available.
They were good for the snowy winters of the midwest.
They were easy to take down and put up so that they could travel as they hunted buffalo.
They did not live in tepees.
American Indian Groups helped European Colonists by-
Selling them farming machines
Helping them hunt for animals.
Sharing planting methods with them.
Giving them a new religion to follow
Many Plains people are referred to as Nomads. Why?
Because they would grow crops in one location
Because they moved from place to place to follow the buffalo
Because they used their resources to adapt to the environment
Because they worshipped many gods
We have learned some of the story of our country. Which of the following groups of people are the
only humans that could be considered truly "indigenous" to the Americas?
Which of the following statements is MOST accurate about Jackson County's population?
Jackson County has a huge population compared to other urban areas.
Jackson County's population is limited by the low number of jobs available in the county.
Jackson County's population is just as too large to support the many jobs found here.
Jackson County will get more jobs when our population decreases.
Because of the climate of the Southwest the Hopi and other tribes there adapted by using adobe clay.
Why was this choice made?
They needed a material that could withstand the climate extremes. It was capable of keeping the inside cool during the summer.
It had the ability to melt during the large amounts of rainfall they received.
How did people who settled in different geographic areas adapt to their environments?
By making use of their local resources.
By importing most of the things they needed.
By bringing most of the things they needed with them.
By destroying whatever environment they settled in.
