Native Americans of the Plains, NW, SW

The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert. What were the houses of the Southwest called?

• longhouses
• tepees
• wigwams
• pueblos

Groups of people who do not stay in one place, but rather move around a general area, following their source of food.

• agriculture

• civilizations

• customs

• nomads

• technology

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How did Northwest Coast Natives use rivers to meet their needs? 

• Built wooden shelters
• Built tall, wooden totem poles
• Food source, water source, travel/trade
• Used wooden baskets to gather roots, nuts, and berries

Longhouses are long, large homes built of cedar.

• true

• false

Salmon was an important source of food for the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest.

• true

• false

The Great Plains region extends from the ___________ to the ____________.

• Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains
• Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River Valley
• Eastern Woodlands to the Plateau
• Appalachian Mountains to the Ohio River 

Which answer accurately describes the landforms of the Great Plains region

• rolling hills and small shrubs

• mountains and valleys

• flat, treeless grasslands

• rivers and marshlands

This was the most important animal to this region for the Native Americans of the Great Plains. They followed this big game as they hunted them for food

• Moose

• Wolf

• Bear

• Bison (buffalo)

The Great Plains Native Americans crafted many things like their homes, clothing and moccasins out of

• Buffalo skin

• Bison fur

• Tall grass

• Cedar bark

People who lived in teepees were from which region?

• Southeast

• Great Plains

• Southwest

• New England