Specific Regions
If American Indians in the Great Plains wore animal skin for clothing, what activity must have been very important for their survival?
Hunting
What does the word migrate mean?
To move from one region to another
Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of homes created by each American Indian group?
A. wealth
B. climate
C. religion
D. education
B. climate
How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?
They study artifacts
Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?
A. Great Lakes
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Gulf of Mexico
D. Mississippi River
B. Pacific Ocean
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Which of these was most important to the survival for the majority of American Indians?
A. land and home ownership
B. trade to meet their daily needs
C. ability to use natural resources
D. warm and mild climate conditions
C. ability to use natural resources
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Name two regions that had a very arid (dry) climate.
Southwest, Great Basin
How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?
Across a land bridge
Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?
A. Groups settled in the areas at various times.
B. Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
C. Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.
D. Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.
D. Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.
Which of these was most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group?
A. food sources
B. language skills
C. land ownership
D. religious celebrations
A. food sources
How was it possible for the mesa people to grow corn in the desert?
They dug irrigation ditches.
Why did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?
To search for food/to follow their food source.
How did most American Indians view their environment?
They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
Which of these characterizes an American Indian cultural region?
A. People migrated together.
B. People have the same leader.
C. People share a similar language.
D. People come from the same family.
C. People share a similar language.
What were the towns of the American Indians in the Southeast like?
They lived in towns clustered around large earthen mounds.
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Which of these describes one way American Indians adapted the environment to meet their needs?
A. Arctic people raised livestock.
B. Southwest people made many things with corn.
C. Great Plains people made clothing from animal hides.
D. Eastern Woodlands people burned trees to plant corn.
D. Eastern Woodlands people burned trees to plant corn.
Which adaptation enabled most American Indians to settle in permanent villages?
Farming