Lesson 3: American Indian Cultural Regions

An object that helps us understand how people lived long ago is a(n) ____________________.

• artifact

• nomadic

• culture

• mesas

Some American Indians were ____________________, or moved from place to place.

• artifact

• nomadic

• culture

• mesas

In the Southwest, there are many ____________________, or flat-topped hills with steep sides.

• artifact

• nomadic

• culture

• mesas

Each American Indian group developed its own ____________________, or way of living.

• artifact

• nomadic

• culture

• mesas

A ________________________ is an area of the world where people develop similar ways of life.

• political region

• cultural region

• climate region

• landform region

Which of the following items is an artifact?

• a gorge

• a culture

• a backpack

• an old clay pot

Why did the American Indians who lived in the Great Basin have a nomadic lifestyle?

• They were afraid of other hostile tribes.

• They wanted to avoid animals like alligators.

• They had to move in order to find more food.

• They wanted to create larger and better houses.

How did the Seminoles, part of the Southeast cultural region, protect their home from swampy ground?

• They built them near the tops of the trees.

• They carved them into the cliff walls.

• They surrounded them by drainage ditches.

• They built them three feet above the ground.

The Kwakiutls from the northwest coast expressed their family history and social position by________.

• carving totem poles to place outside their homes.

• decorating pots with black geometric designs and images.

• weaving highly decorative hats from local grasses.

• painting warriors’ shields with scenes of family history.

Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry?

• ocean

• mountains

• high desert

• redwood forest