Early Humans in North America

What is an ice age? (paragraph 1)

• A time when it's very cold outside

• A period when large areas of Earth are covered in ice

• When ice cream was invented

• A time when all the oceans froze

During an ice age, what happens to sea levels? (paragraph 1)

• They stay the same

• They rise higher

• They drop lower

• They become warmer

What is a glacier? (paragraph 1)

• A large sheet of ice

• A type of boat

• A kind of animal

• A frozen river

The Bering Land Bridge is also known as: (paragraph 2)

• The Ice Road

• The Frozen Path

• Beringia

• The Snow Highway

The Bering Land Bridge connected which two continents? (paragraph 2)

• Europe and Africa

• North America and South America

• Asia and Europe

• Asia and North America

What animals crossed the Bering Land Bridge? (paragraph 2)

• Dinosaurs and sharks

• Lions and tigers

• Elk, moose, and mammoths

• Penguins and polar bears

Why did early humans cross the Bering Land Bridge? (paragraph 2)

• To go on vacation

• To follow the animals they hunted

• To escape the cold

• To find new homes

What do we call the early people who hunted animals and gathered plants? (paragraph 3)

•  Farmers

• Explorers

• Settlers

• Hunter-gatherers

What plants did early humans gather for food? (paragraph 3)

• Corn and potatoes

• Apples and oranges

• Berries, grasses, and mushrooms

• Carrots and lettuce

When do scientists think humans first reached North America? (paragraph 4)

• Last year

• 100 years ago

• Between 30,000 and 12,000 years ago

• 1 million years ago