Inuit, Kwakiutle, & More!

What group of American Indians inhabited the region that is now Alaska and northern Canada?

• Inuit

• Lakota

• Pueblo

• Kwakiutl

What affected how the American Indians met their basic needs?

• geography and climate

• transportation and military

• television and radio

• maps and globes

The American Indians were similar in that all of them

• lived along rivers

• used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter

• spoke the same language

• lived in the same kind of dwellings

American Indians used the resources of sod, stones, animal skins, and trees to make

• canoes

• pottery

• shelters

• clothing

The Inuit people lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is—

• below freezing much of the year

• mild with four distinct seasons

• extremely hot during the day and freezing at night

• above 100 degrees most of the year

Where do American Indians live today?

• Canada and Alaska

• In their homelands and throughout North America

• Only on reservations in different parts of the United States

• Mostly in South America

What two natural resources were used by American Indians to build shelters?

• Sod

• Bricks

• Cement

• Animal skins

In the past, how did American Indians gather their food?

• they fished, hunted, and harvested crops

• they traded goods with European settlers for food

• they used money to purchase food

• they traded animal skins and bows for crops and meat

Which group of people believed that land was to be shared or used but not owned?

• Asians

• Europeans

• American Indians

• West Africans

In which kind of climate did the Kwakiutl live?

• Rainy and mild

• Arctic temperatures

• Hot and dry

• Humid and hot