7th Grade Social Studies Benchmark 1

Name (First and Last)

1. Which part of the map tells what the symbols on the map mean?

• A. Scale
• B. Title
• C. Compass Rose
• D. Key

2. What shows direction on a map?

• A. Compass Rose
• B. Scale
• C. Title
• D. Key

3. What is the title of this Map ?

• A. The First Americans Arrive
• B. Natives Arrive
• C. Land Bridge Theory
• D. Coastal Route Theory

4. The green arrow represents .....

• A. Glaciers
• B. Land Bridge Theory
• C. Coastal Route Theory
• D. Compass

5. The red arrow represents

• A. Glaciers
• B. Land Bridge Theory
• C. Coastal Route Theory
• D. Compass

6. Where did the first people settle in the Americas come from?

• A. Europe
• B. Africa
• C. Asia
• D. South America

7. Why did people first settle the Americas?

• A. They were hunters who followed animals across the land bridge.
• B. There was a storm that forced them to leave their homes.
• C. They wanted to go to the beach
• D. Housing prices became too high where they were living so they moved to the Americas.

8. Where did farming develop first in the Americas?

• A. Mexico
• B. Arizona
• C. Alaska
• D. Lakewood

9. This Native American Region was known to build this type of house pictured below

• A. Arctic/Subarctic
• B. California/Great Basin
• C. Southwest
• D. Great Plains