Native American Regions Test

Acorns were an important resources in this region. Acorns were used in trade and were pounded into a paste and cooked in soup.

• Plains

• Southwest

• Northwest

• California

Match the correct home with the correct region

Cone shaped thatch huts with fabric ​ (a)   ​

Longhouses with cedar bark mats for privacy ​ ​ (b)  

Adobe brick houses ​ (c)  

Tipis made from Buffalo hides ​ (d)  

Wattle and Daub houses with a river cane frame ​ (e)  

• California
• Northwest
• Southwest
• The Plains
• Southeast

Redwood trees were part of the geography in this region.

• Eastern Woodlands

• California

• The Plains

• Southeast

Match the correct tool with the correct region.

Knives from broken shells ​ (a)  

Metate, a stone and bowl used for grinding corn ​ (b)  

Harpoons with a shell and arrowhead spear ​ (c)  

Chisels, called gouges, used to hollow out trunks for canoes ​ (d)  

Arrowheads and knives made from Obsidian ​ (e)  

• Southeast
• Southwest
• Northwest
• Eastern Woodlands
• California

The parfleche, a type of suitcase, made from rawhide was used by which region?

• Southwest

• The Plains

• California

• Southeast

Which two regions had Green Corn Ceremonies?

• The Plains and Southwest

• Southwest and Southeast

• Southeast and The Plains

• Northeast and Southeast

This region had a strong trade system involving turquoise, pottery and rugs.

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Eastern Woodlands

• Southwest

True or False:

The dreamcatcher was used by the Eastern Woodland natives. The believed that the web would catch the good dreams and the holes would allow the nightmares to pass through and out the window.

• True

• False

The Northwestern Region Natives held a large dinner called

• Potluck

• Potlach

• Big Dinner

• Fiesta

Necklaces of beaver teeth, bear claws and clamshells were found in which region? ​ (a)  

• Northwest
• Eastern Woodlands
• Southeast