Globes and Maps
Physical Geography
Native American Migration
Native Americans and the Environment
Potpourri
100
What are the four cardinal directions?
North South East and West
100
The place where a river begins is called what?
Its source
100
The continent that scientist believe native Americans came from is?
Asia
100
Something from nature that is useful to people, such as soil, water, and minerals.
Natural Resource
100
If you lived in the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico) what might be an adaptation you would use to survive?
Correct!
200
This line separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Equator
200
A smaller stream that runs into a river is called a...
Tributary
200
What region do scientists believe native Americans came from?
Siberia
200
The patterns of weather over time in a region are known as what?
Climate
200
____________ measures distance North or South of the Equator and ___________ measures distance East or West of the prime meridian.
Latitude and Longitude
300
This line separates the eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
300
A land form that is surrounded by water on three sides is called what?
A Peninsula
300
This word means movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area.
Migration
300
a change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment.
Adaptation
300
A part of a sea or ocean that cuts into a land mass is called a?
Gulf
400
What continent would you be on at 45 N (latitude) and 90 E (longitude)?
Asia
400
A _______________ is a piece of land that juts out into the water (it is usually narrower and smaller than a peninsula)
Cape
400
The path native Americans took to reach their new homes are called what?
Migration Routes
400
Give at least 2 examples of a natural resource in Michigan.
Water, timber, game from hunting and fishing, minerals (copper, gypsum etc.)
400
If you live in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon) what might be an adaptation you would use to survive?
Correct!
500
What continent would you be on at 75 South and 120 E?
Antarctica
500
The place where a river empties into a larger body of water is called a...
Mouth
500
What animals did native Americans follow across the land bridge to hunt?
Mammoths and Caribou
500
The homes and clothes of native Americans depended on their climate. This is and example of what?
Adaptation/ Adapting
500
A body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean is calle a?
Sea
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