Great Basin Native Americans

Which number on this map represents where the Great Basin Native Americans lived?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 7

The Great Basin Native Americans lived in the modern-day states of _____________________________.

• South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia

• Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana

• Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona

• Utah, Nevada, and Colorado

Between which 2 mountain ranges did the Great Basin Native Americans live? (Choose 2 answers)

• Appalachian

• Rocky

• Great Smoky

• Sierra-Nevada

Why is the Great Basin called that?

• The land is shaped like a bowl with the mountains on the sides.

• The area is full of water.

• The Great Lakes are near.

• It is named after a great Indian chief.

What was the land like in the Great Basin region?

• Deserts and mountains

• Forests and streams

• Deserts and mesas

• Mountains and forests

What was the climate like in the Great Basin?

• hot summers, cold winters with no rainfall

• hot summers, cold winters with little rainfall

• cold summers, hot winters with no rainfall

• hot summers, cold winters with a lot of rainfall

Native Americans who lived in the Great Basin survived, although ____ were scarce.

• Water and animals

• Water and fish

• Trees and streams

• Wickiups and hogans

Native Americans in the Great Basin ate_________

• Lots of buffalo and deer

• corn, beans, and squash

• nuts, berries, and even insects and snakes

• Beef and pork

In what type of house did the Great Basin Native Americans?

• hogan

• pueblo

• wickiup

• wigwam

What 2 animals did the Great Basin Native Americans mainly hunt?

• rabbits and goats

• rabbits and sheep

• rabbits and deer

• rabbits and buffalo