SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT 1 REVIEW

QUESTION #1

Which natural resource was important to the Indians of both the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast?

Wood or Trees

QUESTION #2

What is the flat, grassy central part of the United States called?

The Plains or Great Plains

QUESTION #3

Why did the Plains Indians use teepees for homes?

To follow the herd, to be able to quickly move from place to place

QUESTION #4

Which major river flows from Minnesota to Louisiana spilling into the Gulf of Mexico?

The Mississippi River

QUESTION #5

Longhouses were a popular dwelling for what to Native American regions?

The Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast

QUESTION #6

Why did the tribes in the Arctic have to depend on hunting and fishing to get their food?

Most of the land area was frozen or under snow

QUESTION #7

Name zero degrees latitude and show me which way latitude lines run.

The Equator and Horizontal

QUESTION #8

Name zero degrees longitude and show me which way longitude lines run.

The Prime Meridian and Vertical

QUESTION #9

Name the three largest countries in North America.

Canada, United States, Mexico

QUESTION #10

The Plains people hunted mostly what animal? Name all of the ways this animal was useful to them.

BuffaloFood, Shelter, Clothing, Tools, Weapons

QUESTION #11

Name the five Great Lakes.

Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron

QUESTION #12

What Native American region made homes from adobe?

The Southwest

QUESTION #13

1000 BC 500 BC BC/AD 500 AD 1000 AD

Look at the time line. How many years span between 500 AD and 1000 AD? What about 500 BC and 500 AD?500 years and 1000 years