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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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