Meet the Inuit Evidence

What is another name for the Inuit tribe?

• Alabamians

• Eskimos

• Californians

• Texans

What does "eskimo" mean?

• eater of buffalo

• eater of raw meat

• eater of noodles

• eater of soup

How did the Inuit get food for survival?

• shopping and fishing

• fishing and camping

• hunting and fishing

• gathering berries and hunting

What did seals, walruses, caribou, polar bears, whales, and fish provide?

• food, fuel, hats, and shelter

• food, fuel, and materials to make things

• food, craft materials, and bones

• food, fuel, and boats

Hunters sometimes traveled on foot, but mostly used _______ pulled by powerful dogs called huskies.

• boats

• bicycles

• cars

• sleds

In warmer weather they traveled on water, using boats made out of what?

• animal skins stretched over bone or wood frames

• tree bark stretched out and tied to wood frames

• leaves glued together to make a boat

What was a kayak?

• a sled for 1 person

• a boat for 1 person

• a cart for 1 person

• a big dog that runs in the snow

What is a umiak?

• a big truck

• a small boat that would only carry 2 people

• a large, open boat used to carry about 10 to 12 people

• a whale that jumps out of the water

Who built the Inuit homes?

• the children

• the women

• the men

What type of homes did the Inuit have in the winter time?

• tipis

• snowhouses

• wooden houses

• chickees