Texas Native American Quiz

A person who has no permanent home and travels frequently is a 

• carpetbagger
• nomad 
• tour guide 
• homeless 

Which N.A. group followed buffalo and lived in teepees?

• Pueblo

• Southeastern

• Gulf coast

• Plains

What N.A. group depended on food from the ocean?

• Gulf Culture

• Plains Culture

• Southeastern culture

• Pueblo culture

Why did American Indians living on the Great Plains live in teepees?

• to follow herds of animals
• to stay near other tribes
  
• to move to a better climate
  
• to stay near their crops
  

Which words describe the Plains region?

• Flat, grassy lands
• Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
• Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
• Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas

True or false:  All Native American tribes were nomadic?

• False
• True

How did most American Indians meet their basic food needs?

• trading with other countries
  
• traveling to a nearby town
  
• buying goods from colonial settlers
  
• using resources in the environment
  

Native American were very diverse (different) lifestyles?

• True

• False

Native Americans had a very diverse way of life because?

• they all spoke the same language

• a variety of customs

Which word means people who stay still?

• nomad

• migrate

• Sedentary

• culture