Native American Tribes by Geography

Which Native American tribe is known for building longhouses?

• Sioux

• Iroquois

• Navajo

• Inuit

Which region is famous for Native American adobe homes?

• Great Plains

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Northwest Coast

The Inuit people traditionally lived in which type of shelter?

• Teepees

• Igloos

• Wigwams

• Pueblos

Which Native American tribe is most closely associated with living on the Great Plains and using teepees?

• Hopi

• Sioux

• Iroquois

• Tlingit

Match the following tribe to its geographic region: Tlingit.

• Southeast

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest

• Great Plains

Why did the Plains tribes, such as the Sioux, use teepees as their homes?

• They were easy to build with wood from forests.

• They were portable and suited to a nomadic lifestyle.

• They kept homes cool in the desert.

• They were made from adobe bricks.

Explain how the environment influenced the type of homes built by the Pueblo people.

• The cold climate required insulated homes.

• The dry, hot climate led to the use of adobe for cool, sturdy homes.

• The forested area provided lots of wood for building.

• The wet climate required waterproof homes.

Compare the homes of the Iroquois and the Inuit. What is a key difference based on their environments?

• Both built homes from ice.

• Iroquois built longhouses from wood; Inuit built igloos from snow and ice.

• Both lived in teepees.

• Both built homes from adobe.

Imagine you are a member of a tribe living in the forests of the Northeast. What type of home would you most likely build, and why?

• Igloo, because it is cold and snowy.

• Longhouse, because wood is plentiful in forests.

• Adobe house, because the climate is dry.

• Teepee, because you move often.

A tribe lives in a region with very little wood but lots of clay and stone. What kind of home would they most likely build, and why?

• Longhouse, because it uses lots of wood.

• Igloo, because it uses snow.

• Adobe house, because clay and stone are available.

• Teepee, because it is easy to move.