Grammar
Choose the correct superlative:
This is the ___________ mountain in the world. (large)
largest
This continent is where early Native Americans started their journey.
Asia
This region is cold and harsh and home to the Inuit.
Arctic/Subarctic
These people lived in longhouses made mostly of wood.
Iroquois (Northeast)
What is a kachina?
A doll of the Hopi people represents a certain spirit.
Fill out the blank using a possessive pronoun
“Maria and Ben brought ___ lunch.”
Their
This land bridge connected Asia and North America during the Ice Age
Beringia
is hot and dry and the Pueblo live here
Southwest
This animal was followed by many Great Plains tribes.
Bison
What are words to show someone feels certain about something.
In fact
I know
This is proven
Write/Spell the correct plural possessive:
“The ___ toys were everywhere.” (toys of many dogs)
dogs'
This method of getting food allowed people to settle in one place
farming
region is warm and fertile and home to tribes like the Cherokee
Southeast
This is one reason Inuit and Thule tribes migrated east
the bowhead whale disappeared
What are three author's purpose?
to entertain the reader
to share information with the reader
to persuade or convince the reader
The ________ fur was all over the floor. (fur of the deer)
deer's
This is the main reason early Native Americans kept migrating
What is to find food and land?
These materials were used to build the homes at Pueblo
stone and mud (adobe)
This word means difficult to live in.
inhospitable
Name 3 different text structures
Comparison
Cause and Effect
Sequence/Chronological
This type of word describes how something happens and often ends in -ly.
adverb
Name one route early people used to reach North America.
Ice-Free Corridor OR coastal route
This culture built mounds for ceremonies and lived near river
Mississippian culture
How did the dry, hot desert regions manage to farm and grow crops
They moved to the greener, raised plateaus and mesas of the desert
AND
They learned irrigation and channeling water.
What is the name of the food that Native Americans eat and that is made by mixing dried, pounded, fine meat with melted fat?
pemmican