Life on the Plains — Unit test Answers

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In which mountain range can you find Turner Falls?

A
the Ouachita Mountains
B
the Ozark Mountains
C
the Wichita Mountains
D
the Arbuckle Mountains
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Which of the following prehistoric cultures built 12 mounds by hand between 850 and 1450 CE?

A
the Caddoan culture
B
the Norman mound builders
C
the Harlan mound builders
D
the Spiro mound builders
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Plains tribes used slash-and-burn techniques to __________.

A
herd cattle
B
clear land
C
harvest buffalo resources
D
hunt buffalo
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In a Plains tribe family, who was responsible for participating in the defense of the community?

A
daughters
B
mothers
C
fathers
D
sons
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Which of the following cultures developed a social hierarchy featuring chiefs and priests as leaders?

A
Archaic cultures
B
Plains Woodland cultures
C
Plains village cultures
D
Caddoan mound builder culture
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The Oklahoma Panhandle’s climate is __________.

A
more humid than that of eastern Oklahoma
B
drier than that of eastern Oklahoma
C
rainier than that of eastern Oklahoma
D
about the same year-round, unlike in eastern Oklahoma
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Which of the following Plains tribes did not have an official tribal council?

A
Comanche
B
Osage
C
Quapaw
D
Wichita
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What did the burial artifacts found in the Harlan Mound site prove?

A
Mound builders lived in Oklahoma 9,000 years ago.
B
Mound builders invented Clovis spear points.
C
Mound builders had a very extensive trade network.
D
Mound builders hunted megafauna.
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Oklahoma winters are best characterized as being __________.

A
severe
B
long
C
mild
D
wet
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image courtesy of the National Atlas Which river is labeled with the letter A on the map above?

Question illustration
A
the Red River
B
the Arkansas River
C
the Cimarron River
D
the Illinois River

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