Ch 1: First Americans Flashcards
What do we call the record of what has happened to mankind?
History
What lands constitute the New World - the continents and islands of the Western Hemisphere?
North America, South America and the Caribbean Sea islands
What is the study of the earth?
Geography
What is the movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to another?
Migration
What narrow body of water links the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea?
Bering Strait
What two countries are separated by the Bering Strait?
United States and Russia
What is a setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive?
Habitat
Define the term “culture”.
A people’s unique way of life
Name three Indian groups that lived south of the present-day United States.
Incas, Mayans, Aztecs
What kinds of animals did the American Indians hunt and eat?
Deer, buffalo, antelope, turkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs, fish, clams
Name four kinds of shelters the Indians made.
Wigwams, tepees, hogans, adobe huts, stone houses, lodges
What is the third largest continent?
North America
Name the highest peak in North America.
Mt. McKinley
What is the world’s largest bay?
Hudson Bay
Name the world’s largest gulf.
Gulf of Mexico
