1.) in which climate zone with a long growing season and wet winters did the native americans who lived along the gulf coast and southeast atlantic coast live?

a.) humid subtropical
b.) cool summer
c.) highlands
d.) semiarid steppe

2.) which mountain range extends from new mexico to british columbia?

a.) appalachian mountains
b.) sierra nevada
c.) rocky mountains
d.) cascade range

3.) what river drains almost half of the united states and serves as a transportation route between the upper midwest and the gulf coast?

a.) mississippi river
b.) ohio river
c.) columbia river
d.) rio grande river

4.) which of the following is not a major theory that explains how the americas were originally peopled?

a.) africans crossed into south america when africa and south america were one continent.
b.) southeast asians sailed across the pacific ocean to north america.
c.) nomadic hunters crossed beringia into north america more than 12,000 years ago.
d.) europeans came to the americas thousands of years before columbus.

5.) which of the following is not a way in which archaeologists have learned about the first americans?

a.) dna analysis
b.) the uncovering of artifacts
c.) analysis of ancient structures
d.) translating and reading written accounts

6.) why is our knowledge of ancient americans limited?

a.) a pandemic destroyed entire villages and cultures.
b.) ancient americans destroyed objects and items that could have provided clues to their culture.
c.) ancient americans had no written or oral language.
d.) archaeologists do not have the knowledge or tools to piece together the past.

7.) which of the following native american civilizations was located in the american southwest, cultivated corn in irrigated fields, and constructed cliff dwellings?

a.) olmec
b.) aztec
c.) mississippians
d.) anasazi

8.) which of the following native american civilizations built elaborate mounds and permanent communities along rivers in the region that includes present-day ohio and illinois?

a.) inca
b.) mississippians
c.) anasazi
d.) aztec

9.) which native american culture group hunted whales and held village-wide celebrations called potlatches?

a.) southeast
b.) northeast
c.) pacific coast
d.) great basin

10.) which native american culture group lived in the harsh, arid lands of nevada and utah and traveled from highland to lowland camps with the changing seasons?

a.) great plains
b.) northeast
c.) pacific coast
d.) great basin

11.) which native american culture group hunted bison and used dogs to pull lightweight sleds laden with teepee poles and hide mats?

a.) great plains
b.) southwest
c.) columbia plateau
d.) southeast

12.) which native american culture group harvested the resources of the gulf of mexico and the atlantic ocean and enjoyed warm weather?

a.) northeast
b.) southeast
c.) great basin
d.) pacific coast

13.) which native american culture group included the iroquois confederacy, where women had a remarkable degree of power?

a.) columbia plateau
b.) northeast
c.) southeast
d.) great plains

14.) which native american culture group included direct descendants of the anasazi, built pueblos, and irrigated their fields?

a.) great basin
b.) southwest
c.) southeast
d.) northeast

15.) which of the following best explains the differences in the shelters used by native americans in the northeast and the great plains?

a.) the northeast and the great plains are both located roughly along the same lines of latitude.
b.) native americans on the great plains did not invent tools for cutting down trees. c.) native americans of the northeast had not developed techniques for hunting large game.
d.) the environment of the great plains was vastly different from the environment of the northeast.

16.) why did indians of the southwest culture group develop irrigation techniques while the indians of the columbia plateau culture group did not?

a.) the indians of the columbia plateau culture groups were not as advanced as those living in the southwest.
b.) the indians of the southwest culture group learned irrigation techniques from the indians living on the great plains.
c.) the indians of the southwest lived in an arid region, while the columbia plateau region received abundant rainfall.
d.) the indians of the southwest culture group lived in a region that received abundant precipitation.