Chapter 2 Assessment
American Indians and Their Land
A natural environment includes
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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?
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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
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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
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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?
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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?
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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