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3                HISTORY


                               LESSON 8






               1    Match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.
                                                            a.  had plenty of rainfall

                   1.  The Northwest region
                   2.  The Arctic region                    b.   had a warm climate and plenty of rainfall
                   3.  The California region                c.   didn’t have much water and was difficult to live in

                   4.  The Great Plains region              d.   had very cold temperatures and farming
                                                                became impossible
                   5.  The Great Basin region
                                                            e.   had a moderate climate due to ocean currents
                   6.   The Eastern Woodlands
                        region                               f.   didn’t have a lot of people until farming was
                                                                available


               2    Fill in the blanks using the words below.

                           Great Plains   basalt   Cahokia   Asia    Great Basin
                                      Mesoamerican     Monte Albán   Arctic

                   1.   Early settlers of the Americas came from                              .

                   2.                           was the biggest city the early settlers built.

                   3.  The                          and the                          are two of the regions that
                        developed in North America.

                   4.   Farming is almost impossible in the                              region.

                   5.   Historians named the civilization of Central America as                               .

                   6.   The Olmecs used                             stone in their sculptures.

                   7.                           was the Zapotecs’ biggest city.




























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