Chapter 3 Test Guide

People who move from place to place during different seasons to find food.

• nomadic

• sedentary

• urban

• agrarian

Objects made by Native Americans to help them adapt to their environment.

• artifacts

• tools

• weapons

• clothing

Different ways of living developed by Native American groups.

• cultures

• languages

• traditions

• territories

_______________: Flat-topped hills with steep sides.

• mesas

• valleys

• plains

• canyons

_______________: A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.

• gorge

• plateau

• hill

• plain

This cultural region covered a huge area from Mississippi River Valley to the Rocky Mountains, and from Canada all the way down to Texas. Hot summers, cold winters. Very few trees but large grasslands for grazing animals. The Sioux lived in this region. Name the region.

• Great Plains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Basin

• Pacific Northwest

This cultural region covered Arizona and New Mexico and down to Northern Mexico. The climate was hot in summer and freezing in the winter. It has mesas, canyons, and deserts with very little rain. The Hopi lived here. Name the region.

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Midwest

• Southeast

This cultural region went from the Atlantic Ocean, along the Gulf of Mexico, into East Texas. It is hot and humid with some swamps that are home to alligators and snakes. Many tall palm and cypress trees. The Seminole lived here. Fill in the blank: __________

• Southeast

• Northeast

• Midwest

• Southwest

This cultural region was located between the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. It had hot summers and freezing winters with large rivers. Trees grew near the mountains and other areas had thick grasses. The root from the plant, camas, was an important food. The Yakima lived in this region. Fill in the blank: __________

• Plateau

• Desert

• Coastal

• Tundra

An old clay pot is an example of an _______________.

• artifact

• animal

• plant

• machine