HTM Native American Cultures Quiz

How did the ancestors of modern Native Americans first arrive in America?

• By walking across the Atlantic Ocean

• By flying in primitive aircraft

• By sailing from Europe

• By crossing a land bridge from Asia to Alaska

Approximately how many Native Americans lived in the area that would become the United States by the time European adventurers arrived?

• 10 million

• 100 million

• 50 million

• 1 million

Which culture area is known for its cold, flat, treeless region near the Arctic Circle?

• The Plains

• The Southwest

• The Arctic

• The Southeast

What type of houses did many Inuit and Aleut people live in?

• Longhouses

• Pueblos

• Teepees

• Dome-shaped houses made of sod or timber

What was the primary means of transportation in the Subarctic culture area?

• Bicycles

• Automobiles

• Horses

• Toboggans, snowshoes, and lightweight canoes

Which culture area was one of the first to have sustained contact with Europeans?

• California

• The Plateau

• The Great Basin

• The Northeast

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A path used by European settlers to explore the West

• A ceremonial route used by the Plains tribes

• The forced relocation of Southeastern tribes to Indian Territory

• A famous Native American hunting trail

Which culture area is known for its nomadic buffalo hunters who used teepees?

• The Plains

• The Arctic

• The Subarctic

• The Southeast

What type of homes did the sedentary farmers of the Southwest live in?

• Longhouses

• Pueblos

• Teepees

• Igloos

Which culture area was known for its elaborate gift-giving ceremony called the potlatch?

• The Plains

• The Great Basin

• The Subarctic

• The Northwest Coast