1. Alabama History Chapter 1 Review

2. What river runs down the Georgia and Alabama border? A. Dothan River B. Chattahoochee River C. Alabama River D. Houston River

3. Answer! B. Chattahoochee River

4. Which Indians moved to Alabama because they were following herds of now-extinct animals? A. Creek Indians B. Archaic Indians C. Paleo Indians D. Woodland Indians

5. Answer! C. Paleo Indians

6. How many years ago did people first come to Alabama? A. 1,000,000 years ago B. 12,000 years ago C. 20 years ago D. 24,000 years ago

7. Answer! B. 12,000 years ago

8. A throwing stick used by the Archaic Indians is called… A. Atlatl B. Hammer C. Sword D. Stick

9. Answer! A. Atlatl

10. What is the movement of people or animals from one place to another called? A. Moving B. Migration C. Packing D. Sailing

11. Answer! B. Migration

12. Which 4 states border Alabama? A. Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana B. Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi C. Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi D. Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland

13. Answer! B. Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi

14. What are inhabitants? A. People who live in a particular place B. The period of time before history was written down C. Oyster shells D. A fence of stakes set firmly in the ground to enclose or protect a place

15. Answer! A. People who live in a particular place

16. What are the 5 major geographic provinces of Alabama? A. Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Highland Rim, Black Belt, Coastal Plain B. Coastal Plain, Gulf Coast, Highland Rim, Black Belt, Piedmont C. Coastal Plain, Ridge and Coast, Highland Ridge, Piedmont, Cumberland Plateau D. Highland Rim, Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

17. Answer! D. Highland Rim, Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

18. What is a fossil? A. Garbage dumps used by Archaic Indians B. Artwork carved into rock walls by the Paleo Indians C. Remains of a living thing from a former geologic age D. People who live in a particular place

19. Answer! C. Remains of a living thing from a former geologic age

20. Which Indians made bowls and other items from stone? A. Archaic Indians B. Paleo Indians C. Creek Indians D. Woodland Indians

21. Answer! A. Archaic Indians

22. We live in… A. What city? B. What county? C. What state? D. What country? E. What continent?

23. We live in… A. What city?Dothan B. What county? C. What state? D. What country? E. What continent?

24. We live in… A. What city?Dothan B. What county? Houston C. What state? D. What country? E. What continent?

25. We live in… A. What city?Dothan B. What county? Houston C. What state? Alabama D. What country? E. What continent?

26. We live in… A. What city?Dothan B. What county? Houston C. What state? Alabama D. What country? United States of America (U.S.A.) E. What continent?

27. We live in… A. What city?Dothan B. What county? Houston C. What state? Alabama D. What country? United States of America (U.S.A.) E. What continent? North America

28. Alabama is located in which 2 hemispheres? A. Southern and Eastern B. Eastern and Western C. Northern and Western D. Northern and Southern

29. Answer! C. Northern and Western

30. What are garbage dumps used by Archaic Indians? A. Fossils B. Palisades C. Chiefdoms D. Middens

31. Answer! D. Middens

32. What does erosion mean? A. The wearing away of land by wind, water, or weather over a long period of time B. Remains of a living thing from a former geologic age C. A throwing stick D. Artwork carved into rock

33. Answer! A. The wearing away of land by wind, water, or weather over a long period of time

34. What are chiefdoms? A. People who live in a particular area B. Groups of tribes with common goals and beliefs that unite for power C. Fences D. Garbage dumps

35. Answer! B. Groups of tribes with common goals and beliefs that unite for power

36. Geologists are… A. People that only eat meat B. People that study past cultures C. Scientists who study how the earth was formed D. Woodland Indians

37. Answer! C. Scientists who study how the earth was formed

38. Good Luck! Please take your time and read through EVERY answer choice. Also, when you are matching—be sure to match the ones you know for sure FIRST… THEN, move on to the ones you aren’t so sure about. Cross them out as you use them! It helps! YOU CAN DO IT! FOCUS!