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Native American Regions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How were Native Americans in the Northeast and Southwest the same?

a)

Shelter in both regions were made of adobe clay

b)

Native Americans in both regions wore fur and deerskin

c)

Native Americans in both regions grew corn

d)

Native Americans in both regions made jewelry from turquoise and silver

2.

How could you contrast Native Americans in the Northwest and Southeast regions?

a)

Native Americans in the Northwest region made homes from adobe clay, while Southeast regions used palmetto leaves.

b)

Native Americans in the Northwest region made homes with cedar plank while Southeast regions used palmetto and cypress.

c)

Native Americans in the Northwest region made homes from buffalo skin while Southeast regions used adobe clay.

3.

Totem poles, which were a part of the Northwest culture...

a)

were used to hunt.

b)

Told about important events in the family's history and were believed to keep away evil spirits.

c)

were used to make homes, clothing, and food.

d)

helped to create canoes.

4.

This is most likely the inside of the shelter for Native Americans in which region?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Plains

d)

Northeast

5.

Native Americans in several regions were known for growing these three types of crops, known as the three sisters...

a)

Spinach

b)

Corn

c)

Squash

d)

Beans

6.

Adobe pueblos were built to keep the people cool. What natural resource were they made?

a)

wood

b)

clay

c)

palmetto leaves

d)

seal skin

7.

Chickees, were forms of shelter made with palmetto leaves and cypress trees. Which region do you think used these as natural resources?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Plains

d)

Arctic

8.

Some Native Americans tribes were nomadic, they travelled to follow their main resource-the buffalo. Which region were these Native American tribes?

a)

Plains

b)

Arctic

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

9.

This teepee looks like what I could go camping with on the weekends. It was a great for shelter for Native Americans in some regions because...

a)

It was cute

b)

It was easy to move around

c)

It is shaped like a house

10.

The area in the middle of the map with stripes is considered what region?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Plains

d)

Northeast

11.

Which of these would be used for permanent settlements?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Teepees

c)

Chickees

d)

Plank Houses

12.

Temporary settlements of Native Americans in some regions

a)

Longhouse

b)

Plank House

c)

Tee Pee

d)

Chickee

13.

This photo most liketly represents which region?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Arctic

d)

Plains

14.

This photo most likely represents which region?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

15.

This picture most likely represents which region?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

16.

The fancy beadwork on these moccassins are most likely from which region?

a)

Northeast

b)

Plains

c)

Southeast

d)

Arctic

17.

This jewelry is turquoise and silver. Which is known to be a contribution from which region?

a)

Northeast

b)

Arctic

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

18.

Irrigation helps to grow crops, when the land is hot and dry. Areas that are not surrounded by water would usually use these systems. Which of the region may have used irrigation to grow crops?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

19.

Some regions, such as Northeast and Northwest, were great for farming. Which regions were great for fishing?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

Southeast

20.

I will do well on this test

a)

Yes

b)

No