Arctic and Northwest Regions

Columbus named the first group of people ___________ because he thought he had landed in the West Indies.

• Indians

• Natives

• Asians

Within 100 years of the Europeans arrival, the Indian population had been reduced _______ %.

• 50

• 70

• 90

________ and conflicts with European explorers reduced the population of the American Indian.

• Starvation

• Disease

• Jealousy

The Arctic People settled in the frozen tundra of _________ and Canada.

• California

• Alaska

• Nevada

The winter homes in the Arctic region made of snow and ice were called __________.

• igloos

• cedar plank houses

• long houses

________ and _________ were invented to make life easier in the frozen tundra of the far north.

• igloos and parkas

• Snow shoes and snow goggles

• gloves and mittens

The northwest people lived in large homes made from oak wood.

• True

• False

From the ocean they hunted _________, sea lion, porpoise, sea otter and seal. They fished for _________.

• Octopus, bass

• shrimp, trout

• whale, salmon

The Northwestern People dressed for ________ and _________.

• status, wealth

• warmth, comfort

• fun, fashion

The Northwest People's clothes were made from softened _______ wood or bark.

• maple

• cedar

• oak