8th grade social studies

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Across
  1. 1. The theme of geography that asks the question "What does the land look like? What is the terrain and climate?"
  2. 5. This tribe is part of the Northwest Coast band of Native Americans.
  3. 6. This animal was a Spirit Being and was sacred to the Sioux and many other tribes from the Plains.
  4. 9. Two diseases that were exchanged between colonists and natives were syphillis and _________.
  5. 12. The theme of geography that asks the question "How do humans influence the environment, and how does the environment influence humans?"
  6. 15. The first people who came to the United States probably got here by crossing the ________ Strait land bridge from Russia.
  7. 18. The Sioux call themselves ___________, which means "friend".
  8. 19. The trading of brand new never-before-seen goods from the New World to the Old World was called the _________ exchange.
  9. 20. The theme of geography that asks the question "What is the culture like here? What do the people do?"
Down
  1. 2. This band of Native Americans includes the Paiute, the Ute, the Nez Perce, the Pomo, and the Crow.
  2. 3. The theme of geography that asks the question "Where EXACTLY on Earth are you?"
  3. 4. The Creeks were moved from their ancestral home in Georgia to reservations in _________. (It's a state)
  4. 7. Most Native American tribes who lived near the coast relied heavily on ______ for food.
  5. 8. The theme of geography that asks the question "How do people, things, and ideas get from place to place?"
  6. 10. This was one of the first Viking settlements in North America, in Newfoundland.
  7. 11. Most breechcloths worn by Native Americans were made of hide from this animal.
  8. 13. One reason for explorers to begin trying to reach the New World was to spread their ________.
  9. 14. This tribe is part of the Eastern Woodlands band of Native Americans.
  10. 16. This tribe is part of the Southwest band of Native Americans.
  11. 17. The Creeks call themselves _________, which means "the people".