1. Geography, Native Americans, and Exploration
Unit One Test Review
Geography, Native Americans, and Exploration

2. Question
According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?

3. Answer
ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA

4. Question
What was one impact of European Exploration on Native Americans?

5. Answer
Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.

6. Question
Which situation provides the best evidence that the Native Americans adapted to their physical environment?

7. Answer
Living in longhouses made of wood and bark.

8. Question
Which of the following motivated Europeans to explore the Americas?

9. Answer
Gold, Glory, God

10. Question
A conclusion best supported by this illustration is that the Columbian Exchange

11. Answer
Led to the spread of disease to the natives of the Americas.

12. Which conclusion about these Native Americans is most clearly supported by the chart?
Question
Culture
Location
Food Source
Environment
Pacific Northwest Coast
Western Coast, Oregon, Alaska
Fishing
Coastal with forests
Anasazi
Southwest, Arizona and New Mexico
Farming
Mountainous river valleys
Iroquois
Northeast, chiefly New York
Hunting and Farming
Woodlands of the North
Creek
Southeast, Alabama and Georgia
Farming with some hunting
Southern Climate, semitropical

13. Geographic factors helped shape native lifestyles.
Answer
Geographic factors helped shape native lifestyles.

14. Mountains, hills, plains and plateaus are all examples of
Question
Mountains, hills, plains and plateaus are all examples of

15. Answer
Landforms

16. Question
Early European explorers who came to the New World were looking for a northwest passage in order to

17. Answer
Find a shorter route to Asia

18. Question How did Christopher Columbus describe the Native Americans?
“I gave to them some red caps, and to others glass beads, which they hung about their necks, and many other things of slight value, in which they took much pleasure…They all go quite naked as their mothers bore them. None of them more than 30 years old, very well built, of very handsome bodies and fine faces. They ought to be good servants and of good skill, for I see that they repeat very quickly whatever is said to them” – Christopher Columbus, October 12, 1492
How did Christopher Columbus describe the Native Americans?

19. Answer
As young and strong with the ability to become good servants.

20. How are Native Americans described in this passage?
Question
“His majesty having been graciously pleased, by his charter bearing date the 24th of March, in the 15th year of his reign, out of a pious and good intention for the propagation of the Christian faith amongst the barbarous and ignorant Indians, the enlargement of his empire and dominions, and enriching of his subjects, to grant and confirm to us...”  - A Declaration and Proposals of the Lord Proprietor of Carolina
How are Native Americans described in this passage?

21. Answer
Uncivilized and lacking in knowledge

22. Question
Based on the passage what can you infer about the way Native Americans will be treated by North Carolina settlers?

23. Answer
The settlers will try to convert the natives to Christianity.

24. Question What is Coronado’s main reason for coming to the New World?
“Three days after I captured this city, some of the Indians who lived here came to offer to make peace. They bought me some turquoises and poor mantles, and I received them in His Majesty’s name with as good a speech as I could, making them understand the purpose of my coming to this country, which is, in the name of His Majesty and by the commands of Your Lordship, that they and all others in this province should become Christians and should know the true God for their Lord…” – Coronado’s Report to Viceroy Mendoza- August 3, 1540

25. Answer
He came as a missionary, in order to teach Natives about Christianity

26. Question
Explorer/Year
Goal
Result
Ponce de Leon (1513)
To find a “fountain of youth”
Explored Florida
Narvaez ( )
To reach the Rio Grande
Failure; four survivors
Cabeza de Vaca ( )
Survivors of Narvaez expedition
Traveled across Southwest
De Soto ( )
To find golden cities of Cibola
Explored Southeast
Coronado ( )
Explored Southwest/Great Plains
Cabrillo ( )
Explored As far north as Oregon
According to the chart above, what was one of the major goals of exploration?

27. Answer
To find golden cities

28. Question
Which City is the furthest west?
What State is to the Northwest of North Carolina?

29. Answer
Asheville
Kentucky

30. Question: Match the Description with the Region
1) Due to the soil quality, this region is the state’s prime agricultural region.
2) Most of the state’s “tobacco towns” are located in this region.
3) This region is the home to North Carolina’s major urban populations.
4) This region has the highest elevation in the state of North Carolina.
5) This region is the home of the Tuscarora Tribe.
6) This region is the home of the Cherokee Tribe.
7) This region had an abundant supply of fish, several major trading centers, and beautiful beaches.
8) People flock to this area for the abundant medical & computer technology jobs.
9) This region’s economy is one of the best in the country because of RTP, several universities, and NASCAR.
10) This region’s revenue is dependent on the sales of Christmas trees and tourism.

31. Answers 1) Coastal Plain 2) Coastal Plain 3) Piedmont 4) Mountains

32. Questions: Match the description with the Region
North Carolina is in this region of the United States.
The majority of the Great Lakes are located in this region.
The Grand Canyon is located in this region.
This region shares a common border with Mexico.

33. Answers
Southeast
Mid West
South West

34. Short Answer Question
How does geography influence the prevalence of Food Deserts? What can you do to improve this situation?