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American Indians and the Environment

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Letter C shows
a)
The Rio Grande River
b)
The St. Lawrence River
c)
The Great Lakes
d)
The Colorado River
2.
5.  A _____________ is a body of water usually larger than a ______________ .
a)
strait, lake
b)
gulf, bay
c)
bay, gulf
d)
bay, ocean
3.
Which American Indians lived in the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska?
a)
Inuit
b)
Lakota
c)
Pueblo
d)
Kwakiutl
4.
This tribe relied on buffalo for food, shelter and clothing-
a)
Inuit
b)
Lakota
c)
Pueblo
d)
Kwakiutl
5.
5.  The foods the early American Indians ate depended on
a)
local geography and climate
b)
cooperation between tribes
c)
trade with European explorers
d)
how much money they had to spend
6.
What feature is labeled E?
a)
Columbia River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Gulf of Mexico
7.
People that make goods or provide services are-
a)
Natural resources
b)
Human resources
c)
Capital resources
8.
This tribe lived in the Eastern Woodlands and lived in longhouses-
a)
Iroquios
b)
Kwakiutl
c)
Inuit
d)
Pueblo
9.
When you have more than what you need to survive you have a __________.
a)
scarcity
b)
culture
c)
surplus
d)
environment
10.
Which tribe ate corn and lived in houses of adobe?
a)
Iroquios
b)
Kwakiutl
c)
Inuit
d)
Pueblo
11.
An example of a natural resource American Indians would use are-
a)
fish
b)
bow and arrow
c)
hunters
d)
computer
12.
Early American Indians used the natural resources of sod (grass), stone, bones, and wood to –
a)
make canoes
b)
make dishes
c)
eat
d)
build shelters
13.
Letter H shows-
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
The Great Lakes
c)
The Gulf of Mexico
d)
The Colorado River
14.
These tribes ate the Three Sisters (corns, beans and squash)-
a)
Inuit and Iroquois 
b)
Iroquois and Kwakiutl
c)
Iroquois and Pueblo
d)
Kwakiutl and Pueblo