Chapter 2 Assessment

American Indians and Their Land

A natural environment includes

• A. plants• B. factories• C. stories• D. culture

A natural environment includes

• A. plants

2. Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to

• A. teach their children the arts of warfare.• B. explain how Earth and its people came to

be.• C. predict how the world will end.• D. take the place of their native language.

2. Many American Indian groups tell origin stories to

• B. explain how Earth and its people came to be.

3. According to the Hopis, where di people live at first?

• A. in the sky• B. inside Earth• C. across the sea• D. in a dense forest

3. According to the Hopis, where did people live at first?

• B. inside Earth

4. As they migrated, the first Americans went in search of big game such as

• A. whales• B. walruses• C. bears• D. caribou

4. As they migrated, the first Americans went in search of big game such as

D. caribou

As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by

• A. using what was around them in nature.

• B. carrying all of their food with them.

• C. leaving old tools behind.

• D. appointing new chiefs to lead them.

5. As they migrated, early American Indians had to adapt by

• A. using what was around them in nature.

6. Most early American Indians settled in places that had

• A. scarce resources• B. lots of rain and snow• C. rich natural resources• D. huge sheets of ice

6. Most early American Indians settled in places that had

• C. rich natural resources.

7. Which of these were the Inuits least likely to make in their environment?

• A. snow goggles made from bone• B. an igloo built out of ice and snow• C. a winter count on buffalo hide• D. a float constructed from sealskin

7. Which of these were the Inuits least likely to make in their environment?

• C. a winter count on buffalo hide

8. Which natural resource did the Sioux use to record their history?

• A. tall grass for baskets• B. eagle feather for a pen• C. horses’ hooves for ink• D. buffalo hide for pictographs

8. Which natural resource did the Sioux use to record their history?

• D. buffalo hide for pictographs

9. Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of ______________.

9. Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of

Asia

10. The first Americans began their migration at a place located at

about _______ latitude.

10. The first Americans began their migration at a place located at

about ______ latitude.

60 degrees N

11. What two continents did these early people migrate to and settle

in?____________ and ____________

11. What two continents did these early people migrate to and settle in? __________ and __________

North America and South America