Chapter 1 Practice Test

The First Americans

Where did the first Americans migrate from?

a) Canadab) Siberiac) Alaskad) China

Where did the first Americans migrate from?

a) Canadab) Siberiac) Alaskad) China

Which of these enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages?

a) Tradingb) Huntingc) Herdingd) Farming

Which of these enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages?

a) Tradingb) Huntingc) Herdingd) Farming

Which animal was particularly important to the American Indians of the Great Plains?

a) Deerb) Buffaloc) Mammothsd) Antelope

Which animal was particularly important to the American Indians of the Great Plains?

a) Deerb) Buffaloc) Mammothsd) Antelope

How did the American Indians of the Southwest live?

a) They lived in adobe villages on top of flat mesasb) They lived in underground pit houses beside major

riversc) They lived in wooden longhouses in the forestd) They lived in towns clustered around large earthen

mounds.

How did the American Indians of the Southwest live?

a) They lived in adobe villages on top of flat mesasb) They lived in underground pit houses beside major

riversc) They lived in wooden longhouses in the forestd) They lived in towns clustered around large earthen

mounds.

How did the American Indians of the Eastern woodlands live?

a) They lived in adobe villages on top of flat mesasb) They lived in underground pit houses beside major

riversc) They lived in wooden longhouses in the forestd) They lived in towns clustered around large earthen

mounds.

How did the American Indians of the Eastern woodlands live?

a) They lived in adobe villages on top of flat mesasb) They lived in underground pit houses beside major

riversc) They lived in wooden longhouses in the forestd) They lived in towns clustered around large earthen

mounds.

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used

by each American Indian group?a) Climateb) Educationc) Religiond) Wealth

Which of these was a strong influence on the kind of shelters used

by each American Indian group?a) Climateb) Educationc) Religiond) Wealth

Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?

a) The Great Lakesb) The Atlantic Oceanc) The Pacific Oceand) The Gulf of Mexico

Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?

a) The Great Lakesb) The Atlantic Oceanc) The Pacific Oceand) The Gulf of Mexico

Where are the people of the Great Plains located?

a) Between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains

b) Present-day New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Utah and Colorado and parts of Texas and Oklahoma

c) Between the Rockies and the Mississippi Valley

d) From the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

Where are the people of the Great Plains located?

a) Between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains

b) Present-day New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Utah and Colorado and parts of Texas and Oklahoma

c) Between the Rockies and the Mississippi Valley

d) From the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

What is an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and

language?a) Cultural regionb) Environmental regionc) A general regiond) Natural resource region

What is an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and

language?a) Cultural regionb) Environmental regionc) A general regiond) Natural resource region

How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?

a) They read their journalsb) They live in their sheltersc) They study their artifactsd) They speak to their families

How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?

a) They read their journalsb) They live in their sheltersc) They study their artifactsd) They speak to their families

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