Northwest Indian Culture

The Northwest people built _______________ plank houses from ___________________ trees growing in the region.

• spruce

• evergreen

• cedar

The Northwest people settled in the thickly wooded area of the Northwest ____________________.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

Much of the food eaten by the Northwest people came from the sea such as whale, sea lion, porpoise, sea otter, and ______________________.

• eel

• sea turtle

• salmon

Due to the mild weather, the Northwest people did not have to dress for warmth. Instead, they dressed to show their status and __________________.

• wealth

• hierarchy

• importance

The Northwest people built _________________ to tell stories and identify families within a plank house.

• inuksuks

• totem poles

• statues

Which of the following is an example of how the Native Americans from the Northwest region obtained shelter using their environment.

• The region was extremely cold, so they built their homes from ice and snow.

• The region was heavily wooded with cedar trees, so they built their homes from cedar planks.

• The region was very dry, so they invented irrigation to water their crops.