First Americans
What land bridge connected Asia and North America long ago?
Beringia
Why did many Native American groups settle near rivers?
Rivers provided water, food, and transportation.
What crop became one of the most important foods in North America?
Corn
What do scientists believe the first Americans crossed to reach North America?
A land bridge
What natural resource was important for drinking, farming, and cooking?
Water
What is agriculture?
Farming and growing crops.
What large animals did early hunters follow for food?
Mammoths and bison
How did geography affect Native American groups?
It influenced their homes, food, and clothing.
How did farming help people?
It gave them a steady food supply.
What is the movement of people from one place to another called?
Migration
What is the environment?
The land, water, plants, animals, and climate around people.
What happened when people grew more food than they needed?
They had a surplus.
What are objects left behind by ancient people called?
Artifacts
How did different Native American groups live differently?
They lived in different environments.
What did many groups do with extra food and goods?
They traded them.