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US geography and American Indians
US geography and American Indians
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1
Which tribe was the first to use bows and arrows?
Plains-Woodlands
Paleo
Ancient Puebloans
Hopewell
2
About how many bison were killed each day from 1872-1874?
500
5,000
3,000
1,000
3
What item brought by Europeans caused the biggest change to the Plains Indians?
the ship
the arrowhead
the horse
the fishing rod
4
How many states are east of the Mississippi River?
13
48
26
35
5
What is the longest mountain range in North America?
the Rockies
the Cascades
the Appalachians
the Sierra Nevada
6
What were the rock concretions in Rock City made of?
granite
mud
sand
sandstone
7
What is a subsistence economy?
An economy that subsists on grains only
An economy that only hunts and gathers what it needs
An economy that cannot support itself
An economy that survives through a drought
8
Through what region does the Mississippi River flow?
Ozark Highland
Appalachian Region
Interior Plains
Western Plateu
9
What is the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountains?
Mount Whitney
Mount McKinley
Mount Elbert
Mount Olympus
10
What is a clan?
An early government
A group of people that traded
A group of farmers
A group of families that live together
11
Which of these is a place Ancient Puebloans inhabited?
Wyoming
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Nevada
12
Which group was organized with a government with leaders, warriors, workers, and artists?
Mississippian
Algonquin
Hopewell
Woodland
13
What is human geography?
the study of human anatomy
the study of where on Earth people live
the study of early maps
the study of how humans interact with plants and animals
14
What are the 2 main mountain ranges in the Pacific Coastal Plains?
Rockies and Appalachians
Cascade and Sierra Nevada
Cascade and Rockies
Rockies and Sierra Nevada
15
Which of these is not something red cedar trees were used for in the Northwest?
clothes
food
totem poles
canoes
16
How do you describe a climate that is not too hot or too cold?
humid
comfortable
temperate
dry
17
Which was not a reason to build totem poles?
to assist in hunting
help tell important stories
hold up houses
to show relations to special animals
18
What American Indian group took farming further than any earlier group?
Plains-Woodland
Paleo
Village Farmers
Archaic
19
What type of houses did the Makah build?
tepees
pueblos
longhouses
plank houses
20
What did the Makah do to show their wealth and power?
have potlatches
make petroglyphs
hold festivals
build totem poles
21
Who was in charge of the Iroquois household?
children
women
men
The chief
22
Which is not a reason why caravel ships were better for sailing across the Atlantic?
They were very large.
They could sail in shallow water.
They were very fast.
They could sail into the wind.
23
Who were the first American Indians to live on the Great Plains?
Plains-Woodland Indians
Paleo Indians
Village Farmers
Archaic Indians
24
How is human geography used?
to map the human genome
to see how past people lived and worked with the environment
to learn about ancient ceremonies and traditions
to learn the states and capitals
25
What is significant about the Ozette Village?
It was where the totem pole was invented.
It was the first place to use irrigation.
It was preserved by a giant mudslide.
It was where the first mounds were created.
26
Which group traded crops they grew for copper and shells?
Hauenosaunee
Adena
Iroquois
Hopewell
27
What were pueblos?
stone or adobe buildings used for homes
mud buildings used for ceremonies
stone buildings used to store crops
sand or mud buildings used for homes
28
Why were bison in grave danger when Europeans introduced horses to the American Indians?
The horses brought disease that killed the bison/
Hunters on horseback killed thousands of bison.
The horses ate the bison's food supply.
The horses and bisons fought.
29
What did Ancient Puebloans leave to help us learn about their life?
petroglyphs
Kokopelli
hieroglyphs
tepees
30
The earliest Ancient Puebloans were--
farmers
fishermen
nomadic
