Native American Cultural Regions

What do historians call areas where similar cultures develop?

• cultural regions

• cultural developments

• cultural tribes

• cultural environments

Which of the following is a Northwest Coast tribe?

• Miwoks

• Apache

• Senecas

• Tlingits

Which Native American tribe wore buckskin leggings to protect their legs from sharp saw grass and mosquitoes?

• Mohawks

• Sioux

• Seminoles

• Shoshones

In which cultural region could you find wooden houses with totem poles?

• Southeast

• Northwest Coast

• California Intermountain

• Eastern Woodlands

This group of Plateau Native Americans built winter homes underground and wove grass into hats and clothing.

• Hopi

• Yakima

• Cherokee

• Crow

Look at the picture below. Which cultural region could this be found in?

• Great Plains

• Plateau

• Southeast

• Southwest

Objects that are made by humans are called _______.

• cultures

• nomadic

• chickees

• artifacts

Many Native American groups moved from place to place as changes in seasons made food available in different areas. These groups were _______.

• stationary

• drifters

• nomadic

• crusaders

Which cultural group built birch-bark wigwams?

• Northwest Coast Kwakiutl

• Southeast Seminoles

• California Intermountain Paiutes

• Eastern Woodlands Algonquian

Which of the following tribes lived in the California Intermountain cultural region?

• Yakimas

• Pomos

• Pawnees

• Mohegans