Lesson 3: American Indian Cultural Regions Quiz

Which of the following items is an artifact?

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How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?

• It influenced what they ate.

• It influenced what shelters they built.

• It influenced what types of clothes they wore.

• all of the above

Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos' use of clamshells for jewelry?

• ocean

• mountains

• high desert

• redwood forest

Which animal--used for shelter, clothing, and shields--was so important to the Western Dakotas that they considered it sacred?

• bear

• buffalo

• eagle

• horse

Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from

• rocks and clay bricks

• animal skins and poles

• small trees and bark or mats

• underground holes and grass

Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?

• trees

• seals

• shells

• bamboo

What is an artifact?

• an area where similar cultures developed

• a group of people who moved from place to place

• a means of creative expression, such as music or writing

• an object that helps us understand how people lived long ago

In the Pacific Northwest, where did tribes such as the Tlingits, Chinooks, and Kwakiutls live?

• in the Inuits' ice fields of the Alaska

• along the flat rocky beaches of the Pacific Ocean

• deep inside the dense fir, pine, and cedar forests

• in cliff dwellings built against and inside cliff walls

Why did the American Indians who lived in the Great Basin have a nomadic lifestyle?

• They were afraid of other hostile tribes.

• They wanted to avoid animals like alligators.

• They had to move in order to find more food.

• They wanted to create larger and better houses.

Because few animals lived on the Plateau, the Yakimas often ate

• camas roots dug from the ground

• fish caught from rivers

• corn, beans, and squash that they farmed

• grasses gathered along the flatlands