wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Native Americans

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of the 5 Native American regions discussed in class?

a)

northwest, southwest, plains, southeast, great basin

b)

Northwest, Plains, Northeast, Southeast, California

c)

Northwest, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, Southeast

2.
Where did the early Native Americans come from?
a)
Spain
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
3.
How did the early Native Americans get to America?
a)
boats
b)
planes
c)
horse
d)
foot
4.
What were the Pacific Northwest Natives known for?
a)
totem poles
b)
kachina dolls
c)
pottery
d)
tepees
5.
What states make up the Pacific Northwest region?
a)
New Mexico, California, Nevada, Michigan
b)
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California
c)
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California
d)
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alaska
6.

What type of home did the Northwest indians live in?

a)

tepees

b)

plank houses

c)

hogans

d)

wigwams

7.
What states make up the Southwest region?
a)
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, California
b)
California, Wahington, Oregon, Alaska
c)
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois
d)
Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
8.
Which is a type of home that the Southwest Natives lived in?
a)
tepees
b)
pueblos and hogans
c)
wigwams and longhouses
d)
plank houses
9.
Which is NOT an item that the Southwest Native Americans are known for?
a)
kachina dolls
b)
pottery
c)
weaving/blankets
d)
totem poles
10.
Which region is dependent on buffalo for their food, shelter, clothing and dishes?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Plains
d)
Northeast
11.
Which type of home did the Plains natives live in?
a)
tepee
b)
wigwam
c)
hogan
d)
plank house
12.
Which states were NOT included in the Great Plains region?
a)
Washington, Oregon, California
b)
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
c)
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
d)
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texa
13.
The Great Plains Indians were nomadic and followed the elk in order to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Name the two types of homes the Northeastern Woodland indians used.

a)

hogans and pueblos

b)

tepees and hogans

c)

wigwams and longhouses

d)

wigwams and tepees

15.
What kind of soil/land covered the Northeast region?
a)
trees and forests
b)
desert
c)
flat lands
d)
mountains
16.
Which region is located EAST of the Mississippi?
a)
Plains
b)
Northeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Northwest
17.
The Northeastern Woodlands used shells called wampum as bowls.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What did the plains indians use to color their pictures on their tepees
a)
crayons
b)
blood
c)
berries
d)
wampum
19.
What was the main food source for the Pacific Northwest region?
a)
buffalo
b)
deer and elk
c)
salmon, sea otter, whale
d)
bison and rabbit
20.
How did the Southwest region water their crops in times of drought?
a)
hogans
b)
pueblos
c)
irrigation
d)
sprinklers
21.
What kind of land did the Southwest Natives live on?
a)
woodlands
b)
plains
c)
coastal
d)
desert
22.
The Great Plains Natives only used buffalo for their food and shelter.
a)
True
b)
False