Quiz on Indigenous Peoples and Their Environments

The Inuit people lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is—

• below freezing much of the year

• mild with four distinct seasons

• extremely hot during the day and freezing at night

• above 100 degrees most of the year

Scientists do not agree about—

• where American Indian tribes lived

• how people came to the Western Hemisphere

• what natural resources American Indians used

• how Europeans first came to the Western Hemisphere

The Pueblo homeland includes—

• New Mexico and Arizona

• Pacific Northwest coast

• northeast North America

• Virginia

What would be the best title for the list above?

• Natural Resources

• Capital Resources

• Economic Resources

• Human Resources

Where do American Indians live today?

• Canada and Alaska

• In their homelands and throughout North America

• Only on reservations in different parts of the United States

• Mostly in South America

What did scientists find at Cactus Hill?

• Dinosaur bones from 20,000 years ago

• Proof that Columbus was the first European explorer in North America

• Ancient sea creatures which proved the land was once under water

• Artifacts that proved humans lived there 18,000 years ago

The Lakota people inhabited the interior of the United States, called the—

• Breadbasket of America

• Panhandle

• Great Plains

• Central Interior

Where is Cactus Hill located?

• On the James River

• On the Rappahannock River

• On the Nottoway River

• On the Potomac River

The Eastern Woodlands is home to the—

• Sioux

• Kwakiutl

• Lakota

• Iroquois

What do archaeologists study?

• Human behavior and culture by finding and studying artifacts

• Animal migration patterns and habitats

• North American weather patterns to predict tornadoes, droughts, and hurricanes

• Population growth patterns and cultural changes that will occur in the future