Chapter 2: Native Americans and Their Land

NEW WORDS

Origin Stories Migration Routes Environments Adapt

Match the correct NEW WORD to the definition:

1) _____________ _______________. Tales that explain how Earth and its people came to be.

2) ________________ ______________. Paths that Native Americans took to their new homes in North and South America.

3) _______________________. Places where Native Americans settled that had water, land, plants, animals, and other natural resources.

4) ________________. To use the natural resources to adjust to living in a particular environment.

Write TRUE or FALSE next to each statement:

5) _____________ Many Native American groups, like the Hopis, have origin stories.

6) _____________ The first Native American migrated to the Americas from another part of the world.

7) _____________ Native American groups all settled in the same kind of environment.

8) _____________ Native Americans, such as the Inuit, used the natural resources around them to adapt to the environment.

ANSWER EACH QUESTION: some have been done for you.

1) Which of the following best describes what most scientists believe to be the migration route of most Native Americans?

CORRECT ANSWER: by land from NE Asia, across a land bridge to North America, and then to South America.

2) Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

A) forest B) deer and rabbits C) origin stories D) animal skins

CORRECT ANSWER C

3) What environments did Native Americans choose to settle?

NAME 3

4) Would the Inuit people have made baskets made of grass in the cold Arctic region?

LAST QUESTION:

Think about the Inuit family we discussed in class. Be able to describe the migration routes taken to get to the Arctic Region. Describe the Arctic environment. Finally, describe 2 objects made by the Inuits that allowed them to adapt to their surroundings.

Hints:

Migration Route

Look at your notes to help with the task. Good luck!