Migration and Adaptation
Which Vocab term describes an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language?
cultural region
Which Vocab term describes a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing?
culture
Which term describes all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate?
environment
Which Vocab term describes to move from one place and establish a home in a new place?
migrate
Which vocab term describes useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals?
natural resources
Scientists believe the earliest Americans were hunters who came from Asia during the last Ice Age by
A. riding on mammoths and other animals.
B:crossing the Bering Strait in dugout canoes.
C walking across a land bridge to present-day Alaska.
D: sailing across the Pacific Ocean on wooden rafts.
c. walking across a land bridge to present-day Alaska.
Arctic Indians lived in the tundra, which was
A:A. a great climate for raising livestock.
B:B. often covered in a thick layer of frozen soil.
C:C. mostly dominated by dense forests of evergreens.
D:D. the ideal climate for beaver and bear hunting.
B. often covered in a thick layer of frozen soil
Although they lived in different environments, a basic food for most California Indians was
A:A. bison.
B:B. corn.
C:C. beavers.
D:D. acorns.
D. acorns
The mesa people of the Southwest adapted their homes to their arid environment by
A:A. building wooden single-family homes.
B:B. carrying portable tents with them as they wandered.
C:C. hollowing out caves beside river banks using scrapers.
D:D. using sun-baked clay bricks to build thick-walled houses.
D. using sun-baked clay bricks to build thick-walled houses
The Iroquois people of the Eastern Woodlands adapted their homes to their environment by
A:A. living in tents beside rivers where they fished.
B:B. building wooden longhouses covered with bark.
C:C. settling in mountain caves to snare and hunt bears.
D:D. making wigwams as they looked for grazing lands.
B. building wooden longhouses covered with bark.
As the Ice Age ended, descendants of the earliest Americans had to
A:A. return to Asia to find animals to hunt.
B:B. move east and south to find new sources of food.
C:C. learn to hunt in the north to evade other predators.
D:D. learn to grow crops along the land bridge.
B. had to move east and south to find new sources of food.
Many Arctic people built temporary shelters called
A:A. domes.
B:B. mounds.
C:C. huts.
D:D. iglus.
D. iglus
The Northwest Coast is to the Great Basin as wet and forested is to
A:A. dry and barren.
B:B. cold and forested.
C:C. arctic and barren.
D:D. warm and grassy.
A. dry and barren
In order to grow corn in the Southwest, farmers had to
A:A. build irrigation ditches and dams.
B:B. move their fields each year.
C:C. stay away from areas that could flood.
D:D. plant crops in the sides of mesas.
A. build irrigation ditches and dams
Indians of the Eastern Woodlands survived by
A:A. hunting bears and making maple syrup.
B:B. growing tobacco and gathering berries.
C:C. farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering.
D:D. raising cattle and farming vegetables.
C. farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering.
American Indians were able to adapt to different environments by
A:A. taking on the customs of other people.
B:B. eating only wild birds and other small animals.
C:C. living only in small family groups or communities.
D:D. using natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter.
D. using natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter.
Northwest Indians lived near the coast to take advantage of
A:A. food from the sea, such as fish, shellfish, and seals.
B:B. hot, humid summers that are good for farming.
C:C. an arid climate in which food could be preserved.
D:D. the lack of forests where enemies could hide.
A. Food from the sea, such as fish, shellfish, and seals
To adapt to their environment, the Indians of the Great Basin lived in
A:A. large permanent houses from which people went hunting.
B:B. temporary camps set up as groups searched for food.
C:C. small year-round shelters in huts and caves.
D:D. community dwellings built beside rivers.
B. temporary camps set up as groups searched for food
Without horses, Plains Indians hunted bison by
A:A. roping animals that strayed from the herd.
B:B. driving herds over a cliff, then killing them.
C:C. setting out traps with food in them.
D:D. ambushing and shooting arrows at them.
D. ambushing and shooting arrows at them.
Peoples of the Southeast built their towns around large mounds made of earth, which were likely used as
A:A. burial places and platforms for temples.
B:B. marketplaces for trading craft items or food.
C:C. farmland for grown corn, beans, and squash.
D:D. pastureland for herds of dairy cattle and bison.
A. burial places and platforms for temples.
An area where people share a similar way of life and language is called a
A:A. cultural region.
B:B. geographic region.
C:C. sphere of influence.
D:D. common zone.
A. cultural region
Indians of the Northwest Coast used wood from their forests to make
A:A. buttons and needles.
B:B. boats and rafts.
C:C. chisels and knives.
D:D. houses and baskets.
D. houses and baskets
American Indians of the Plateau found it relatively easy to get food because
A:A. the rivers teemed with shellfish and the soil was dry.
B:B. the winters were short and mild, and caused flooding.
C:C. the climate was cool and wet, and rivers provided fish.
D:D. the soil was rich and the climate mild enough for farming.
C. the climate was cool and wet, and rivers provided fish
Plains Indians relied on the bison for everything except
A:A. food.
B:B. clothing.
C:C. transportation.
D:D. shelter and tools.
C. transportation
The Southeast cultural region was good for farming because its climate has...
long, warm, humid summers and mild winters.