Vocabulary
What do we call something from nature that is useful to people?
Natural Resources
Why did the first people come to North America?
Following big game.
I was one of the first explorers and paved the way for others to explore and find new lands.
Christopher Columbus
List three of the four types of environments we discussed in class.
Mountain, ice lands, desert, or grasslands
What do we call the movement of people from one country to another country?
Migration
Name the path the first people followed to get the North America.
migration route
What were some of the motives of the explorers?
To find gold, to spread religion, or to find a better route to Asia.
Which environment recieves enough rainfall to support grasses, but not enough for trees and bushes?
Grasslands
Everything that surrounds a given area is a called the . . .
Environment
How did the Indian groups pass down their history?
Told stories passed down from generation to generation.
False
Which environment receives plenty of rain and snow?
Mountains
A change or adjustment in the way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment is called . . .
What do we call the stories the Indians used to explain how the Earth and people came to be?
Origin stories
What were some of the impacts of the explorers?
Adding new places to the maps, claiming new lands for their countries, starting establishments, spreading diseases, killing & harming the natives.
What name do we give to the Indians living in the Artic Icefields and name one way they adapted to their harsh environment?
Inuit. They used every part of the animal for fur for clothing, bones for tools, etc. They also made snow goggles to help with the blinding sun off the snow.
What are three examples of natural resources?
Water, soil, vegetation/plants, trees, minerals, etc.
Name some big game the first Americans followed.
bison, elk, caribou
How would our world be different if the explorers never found North America?
We would not be here, because no one had ever found it. The world would seem much smaller without all the explorations and finding of new lands and the spreading out of people.
What factor determines which environment the Indian groups settled in?
Natural resources