Social Studies Chapter 4

Another name for the Inuit is

• West Indian
• Eskimo
• Cree
• Canadian Indian

How long ago did the Inuit migrate to what is now Canada?

• 5,000 years
• 1,000 years
• 500 years
• 100 years

The Inuit were remarkable because they

• lived in a harsh environment with few resources
• established settlements in every region of Canada
• learned how to plant crops in the Arctic tundra
• discovered and used many modern medicines

Igloo is the Inuit word for

• stone
• ice
• house
• earth

During the winter months the Inuit hunted in the ________ parts of the Arctic.

• southern
• western
• eastern
• northern

An umiak is a type of

• weapon
• boat
• tent
• sled

In an Inuit community the shaman was

• a hunter
• a teacher
• an artisan
• a religious leader

The Subarctic Indians were inhabitants of which region of Canada?

• Interior Plains
• Appalachian Highlands
• Canadian Shield
• Arctic Islands

The Subarctic Indians lived in wigwams made from

• animal skins
• ice and snow
• rocks and dirt
• bark

The barrel-shaped shelters that Eastern Woodlands Indians built were called

• hogans
• kopakes
• long houses
• tepees