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The First Americans

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Where did the earliest Americans come from?

  • Asia
  • Siberia (correct)
  • Europe
  • Africa

    • What are the two theories about how the Native Americans came to North America from Siberia?

  • Pacific Ocean Route Theory and Atlantic Ocean Route Theory
  • Bering Land Bridge Theory and Coastal Route Theory (correct)
  • Bering Land Bridge Theory and Pacific Ocean Route Theory
  • Atlantic Ocean Route Theory and Coastal Route Theory

    • What does the Bering Land Bridge Theory state?

  • The First Americans migrated from Europe to North America.
  • The First Americans crossed over a land bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska. (correct)
  • The First Americans traveled by small boats along the western coast of the Americas.
  • The First Americans migrated from Africa to North America.

    • What does the Coastal Route Theory state?

    <p>The First Americans traveled by small boats along the western coast of the Americas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Do we know for sure how the First Americans arrived?

    <p>No, it is archaeologist's greatest mystery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many Native Americans are believed to have lived in the Americas before the Europeans arrived?

    <p>60 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the death of 90% of the First Americans over a 200 year period?

    <p>Diseases brought by European explorers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is culture?

    <p>A way of life for a group of people that includes behaviors, beliefs, and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the Earth's surface called?

    <p>Geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a person who studies geography called?

    <p>Geographer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are examples of landforms?

    <p>Mountains, lakes, rivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do landforms affect culture?

    <p>They make communication easier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of how landforms can affect people's lifestyles?

    <p>People who live in mountains have to be stronger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are natural resources?

    <p>Materials from the Earth that are used to meet people's needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do natural resources affect culture?

    <p>They affect the types of tools a culture may have</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does climate affect culture?

    <p>It determines the type of clothes people wear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the culture iceberg?

    <p>A metaphorical representation of culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the soil in a place affect culture?

    <p>It affects the ability to grow food or crops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of buildings that can be made depending on available resources?

    <p>Mud houses, brush houses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is climate?

    <p>The type of weather you expect in a particular area over many years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Landforms can make communication between groups of people easier or ______

    <p>harder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Places where it is easier to travel and trade have influence on each other’s ______

    <p>culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Landforms can ______ peoples lifestyles

    <p>effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    People who live in mountains have to be stronger and in better shape to endure the ______

    <p>altitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    People who live by the beach wear light clothes, and ______ for activity

    <p>swim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Natural Resources are materials from the Earth that are used to meet people's ______

    <p>needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The soil in a place affects whether people can grow food or ______

    <p>crops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The types of minerals can affect the types of ______ a particular culture may have

    <p>tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Plants and animals can affect the type of ______ you can make

    <p>buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Climate affects culture because it determines what kind of clothes ______ wear

    <p>people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Bering Land Bridge Theory states that the First Americans crossed over a land ______ that connected Siberia and Alaska.

    <p>bridge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Coastal Route Theory states that the earliest Americans traveled by small ______ from Eastern Asia to Alaska.

    <p>boats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Do we know for sure how the First Americans ______?

    <p>arrived</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A way of life for a group of people that includes behaviors, beliefs, and values is called ______.

    <p>culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The study of the Earth’s surface is called ______.

    <p>Geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A person who studies geography is called a ______.

    <p>Geographer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Bering Land Bridge was ______ miles wide.

    <p>620</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Coastal Route Theory is sometimes called the Kelp Highway Theory because kelp forests are found ______ the route.

    <p>along</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Culture is influenced by natural resources, ______, and geography.

    <p>climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    It is believed that 60 million Native Americans lived in the Americas before the Europeans ______.

    <p>arrived</p> Signup and view all the answers

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