WorksheetsAmerican Indians
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following lists shows examples of capital resources?
a)
Farmers, Fishermen, and Hunters
b)
Fish, Buffalo, and Corn
c)
Bows, Canoes, and Spears
d)
Animal Skins, Sod, and Stones
2.
Which of the following lists shows examples of human resources?
a)
Farmers, Fishermen, and Hunters
b)
Fish, Buffalo, and Corn
c)
Bows, Canoes, and Spears
d)
Animal Skins, Sod, and Stones
3.
What made all American Indians similar?
a)
They all spoke the same language.
b)
They all lived in the mountains.
c)
They all lived in the same kind of dwellings.
d)
They all used the environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
4.
What is an expert in studying human behavior through the recovery and examination of artifacts called?
a)
Archaeologist
b)
Surgeon
c)
Explorer
d)
Biologist
5.
Where is Cactus Hill located?
a)
Canada
b)
Along the Mississippi River
c)
Arizona
d)
Southeast Virginia
6.
Which of these American Indian groups lived in the desert?
a)
Inuit
b)
Kwakiutl
c)
Pueblo
d)
Iroquois
7.
Which of these American Indian groups lived in the Great Plains?
a)
Kwakiutl
b)
Lakota
c)
Pueblo
d)
Inuit
8.
Which of these American Indian groups lived in the Pacific Northwest?
a)
Kwakiutl
b)
Iroquois
c)
Pueblo
d)
Lakota
9.
Which American Indian group lived in what is modern day Alaska?
a)
Kwakiutl
b)
Pueblo
c)
Iroquois
d)
Inuit
10.
This American Indian group lived in longhouses?
a)
Lakota
b)
Pueblo
c)
Iroquois
d)
Inuit
11.
What did all American Indian homes have in common?
a)
They were all made of wood.
b)
They were all two stories.
c)
They were all made of the natural resources that were available in each region.
d)
They were all easily transported.
12.
What type of resource would a buffalo be to the Lakota?
a)
Natural
b)
Human
c)
Capital
d)
Technological
13.
Which of these did not affect the way American Indian groups met their basic needs?
a)
Geography
b)
Climate
c)
Transportation
14.
Why is Cactus Hill an important archaeological site?
a)
It is one of the newest sites in North America.
b)
It has evidence that humans lived there as early as 18,000 years ago.
c)
It is located near the Lost Colony.
d)
Gold was discovered there.
15.
Scientists do not agree as to how and when people entered the Western Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is the climate of the Pacific Northwest coast?
a)
Dry and Hot
b)
Cold and Snowy
c)
Warm and Sunny
d)
Mild and Rainy
17.
The northeast area of North America inhabited by the Iroquois was called the...
a)
Great Plains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Southwest
18.
An article written by a historian to explain an event would be a primary source?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
A photograph taken at the time of an event would be a primary source?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following was not one of the ways that the American Indians obtained food?
a)
Fishing
b)
Hunting
c)
Crops
d)
Going to McDonalds
21.
Which of these American Indian groups was known for hunting buffalo?
a)
Lakota
b)
Inuit
c)
Pueblo
d)
Iroquois
22.
Which American Indian group lived in homes bordering cliffs and mountains?
a)
Iroquois
b)
Pueblo
c)
Lakota
d)
Kwakiutl
23.
Which American Indian group could catch enough fish during the Summer for the whole Winter?
a)
Lakota
b)
Pueblo
c)
Inuit
d)
Kwakiutl
24.
Which American Indian group lived in plank houses made out of cedar wood?
a)
Kwakiutl
b)
Pueblo
c)
Inuit
d)
Iroquois
25.
Which American Indian group's home climate was below freezing for most of the year?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Kwakiutl
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