Native American Cultural Regions Chapters 2-3

Which word BEST describes a place where Native Americans settled that had water, land, animals, plants, and other things to help them survive?

• origin stories

• cultural regions

• environments

• Migration routes

Which word means "to use natural resources to make changes in order to survive"?

• adapt

• nomadic

• culture

• modify

The first Americans migrated to the Americas from what part of the world during the Ice Age?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

Which type of environment did Native Americans choose to settle in when they came to the Americas?

• grasslands

• deserts

• mountains

• all of the above

Which of the following BEST describes what most scientists believe to be the migration route of most first Americans?

• by land from northeast Asia, across a land bridge to North America, then into South America

• by sea, across the Pacific Ocean to North and South America

• by land from South America then into North America

• by sea from Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean, into North and South America

Which of these items is LEAST likely to have been made by the Inuit as they adapted to their environment?

• basket woven from grass

• snow goggles made from animal bone

• an igloo built out of ice and snow

• a seal-skin float

Which cultural region extended from the Atlantic Coast through the Ohio Valley to the Mississippi River. It had 4 distinct seasons. Streams and rivers crossed the area through forests of oak, maple, and birch trees. It was home to such animals as deer, beavers, and turkeys. Algonquin lived in this region.

• Eastern Woodlands

• Northwest Coast

• Plateau

• Great Plains

Which artifact would most likely be found in the Northwest Coast region?

• tepees

• grass baskets

• totem poles

• digging stick

Which artifact would most like be found in the California Intermountain Region?

• clay pots

• clamshell necklace

• buffalo shields

• turkey feather cape

This cultural region was located on a narrow strip of land along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. The climate was mild, and received heavy rain; clothes were made from cedar bark. The Kwakiutl lived there.

• Southwest

• Plateau

• Northwest

• Eastern Woodlands