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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas? Choose the best answer
in search of food to hunt
to locate fertile farmland
to flee from hostile tribes
- 2. Multiple Choice
How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?
They sailed across a narrow strait.
They traveled south from Canada.
They traveled across a land bridge.
They sailed to Mexico and then drifted north.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?
Groups settled in the areas at various times.
Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.
Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of these was most important to the survival of the American Indians?
ability to use natural resources
land and home ownership
trade to meet their daily needs
warm and mild climate conditions
- 5. Multiple Choice
How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?
They speak to their families.
They read their journals.
They study their artifacts.
They live in their shelters.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these characterizes an American Indian cultural region?
People migrated together.
People have the same leader.
People share a similar language.
People come from the same family.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian
group?
food sources
language skills
land ownership
religious celebrations
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used by each American Indian
group?
wealth
climate
religion
education
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?
They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
They believed that the land should remain unchanged.
They believed they owned the land on which they lived.
They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
- 11. Multiple Choice
American Indians of which region lived in a very arid (dry) climate?
California
Great Basin
Plateau
Southwest
- 12. Multiple Choice
American Indians who lived on the Plains wore clothing made from animal hides. Which of
these was an important economic activity in this region?
hunting
gathering
mining
fishing
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did the American Indians in the Southeast live?
They lived in towns clustered around large earthen mounds.
They lived in underground pit houses beside major rivers.
They lived in adobe villages on top of flat mesas.
They lived in wooden longhouses in the forest.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these describes one way American Indians adapted the environment to meet their
needs?
Arctic people raised livestock.
Eastern Woodlands people burned trees to plant corn.
Great Plains people made clothing from animal hides.
Southwest people made many things with corn.
- 15. Multiple Choice
According to research, the following strategies have evidence to show that they are effective ways to study. Mark all that apply.
retrieval practice
dual coding (using visuals and words)
knowing your learning style
wishing really hard upon a star
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