Geography & Indigenous Cultures of the Americas

The geography and climate of the region had a huge influence on the culture of the Native Americans that inhabited that region.

• True

• False

What is one reason Native American Indian tribes developed different forms of shelter?

• The geography of the region

• The interactions with European explorers

• The relationship with surrounding Native American Indian Tribes.

• The access that the Native American Indian Tribes had to the Bering Land Bridge

Geography led to the development of different cultural groups in North America.

• True

• False

Native groups of the Great Plains lived in easily transportable homes called:

• Teepees
• Hogans
• Apartment Buildings
• Pueblos

This is home was common among Native Americans from what region?

• The Great Plains
• The Southwest
• The Pacific Northwest
• The Eastern Woodlands

Which of these is not one of the Native American "3 Sisters?"

• Corn
• Beans
• Buffalo
• Squash

The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What vocabulary term would they fall under?

• Nomads
• Wigwams
• Totem Poles
• Game

The Plains region had flat and grassy land. Which animal do you think they hunted most based on their geography?

• Fish
• Buffalo
• Squirrles
• Mountain Lions

Based on the name of the Woodlands region, what do you think their houses were made out of?

• Clay
• Dirt
• Wood
• Bricks

Which region is colored in the picture?

• Woodlands/Northeast

• Midwest/ Plains

• Northwest

• Southeast