Unit 1 Social Studies

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  1. An area in which many features are similar
    Region
  2. Includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
    North America
  3. The peakes of the _______ have been worn down by erosion.
    Appalachian Mountains
  4. In general, the climate in the western United states is ________ than that in the eastern part of the country.
    drier
  5. covers most of the United States
    Plains
  6. Many scientist think there was once a ______ that linked Asia to North America
    land bridge
  7. is an extra amount
    Surplus
  8. Native American groups in dry climates generally used very little_______.
    Wood
  9. All Native Americans depended on ____  _____ to survive.
    natural resources
  10. is the way people use their resources to meet their needs.
    economy
  11. What do you know about Native Americans who built and lived in tepees?
    They must have been hunters, since they used skins of animals to build shelters.
  12. What kind of climate did the Native Americans who built igloos live in?
    in a very cold climate;there must have been a lot of ice and snow in their region for them to decide to use those materials to build their shelters.
  13. what can you tell about the Native Americans who build Longhouses?
    They must have lived in a region where there were many forests, becuase they needed a lot of wood to build longhouses.
  14. Which of these statments best describes a region?
    a. It shares few of the same features 
    b. It shares none of the same features
    c. It shares many unusual features
    d. It shares many of the same features
    D
  15. What landform in the United States covers most of the area along the Atlantic Ocean?
    a.Appalachian Mountains
    b.Coastal Plains
    c.Interior Plains
    d.Intermountain Region
    B
  16. What part of the United States is made up of the Interior Plains?
    a.Western part
    b.Eastern part
    c.northwestern part
    d.central part
    D
  17. Why is the climate near the equator usually warmer?
    a. because the equator is closer to the sun.
    b.because the tilt of the Earth changes during its orbit
    c.because the equator is at a low elevation.
    d.because the sun's light falls on Earth more directly at the equator.
    D
  18. What two major language groups lived in the Eastern Woodlands region?
    a. Inuit and Aleut
    b.Chinook  and Makah
    c.Hopi and Navajo
    d.Alogonquian and Iroquoian
    D
  19. In which landform region did Native Americans depend most on the buffalo?
    a.Great Plains
    b.Appalachian Mountains
    c.Rocky Mountains
    d.Coastal Plains
    A
  20. What kind of shelter built from adobe bricks was common in the Southwest region.
    a.igloos
    b.tepees
    c.pueblos
    d.tents of sealskin
    C
  21. What kind of shelter did the people of the Northwest Coast build that was similar to the shelters of the Eastern Woodlands people?
    a.igloos
    b.longhouses
    c.pueblos
    d.tepees
    B
  22. What is one way in which the Artic and Great Plains peoples were alike?
    a.They both used wood to make their homes and tools.
    b.They both lived in an extremely cold climate.
    c.They both depended on fishing and farming to survive.
    d.They both depended on hunting to meet most of their needs.
    D
  23. Matching:
    _____Inuit                           A.igloo
    _____Iroquois                      B.Cahokia
    _____Ancient Puebloan          C.Mexico            
    _____Olmec                         D.adobe
    _____Mound Builders             E.League
    • A.
    • E.
    • D.
    • C.
    • B.
  24. How do you think their region's climate and geography affected the people of Cahokia?
    Many rivers and lakes may have provided the people with fresh drinking water and fish. Good soil and hot summers may have helped crops grow. However, the cold winters would have made it necessary to build shelters and to make warm clothing.
  25. What effect do you think trade networks had on groups of Native Americans?
    They were able to obtain a variety of goods that they could not make of find themselves. These networks allowed them to get goods from faraway.

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