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American Indians Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a region that American Indians lived in?

a)

Hopi

b)

Arctic

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

2.

Why did the Northwest Indians build their homes near water?

a)

They earned tools using the water.

b)

There were very few waterways in the desert.

c)

They could protect themselves with water.

d)

They used the water for fishing and trading with others.

3.

What group lived in small temporary villages and they couldn't grow gardens because of ice?

a)

Northeast

b)

Northwest

c)

Arctic

d)

Plains

4.

Why did some tribes live in temporary homes?

a)

They sailed to England often and needed to move quickly.

b)

They followed the herds of animals that they hunted.

c)

They liked to change their housing decor.

d)

They traveled often to find nuts and berries.

5.

What statement is true?

a)

The Southeast Indians lived in what is now Florida.

b)

The Plains Indians lived in what is now Georgia.

c)

The Seminole Indians were the smartest tribe.

d)

The Arctic Indians lived in what is now Arizona.

6.

What do these items have in common?

a)

They were used to build shelters for the American Indians.

b)

They were items used to make clothing for the Indians.

c)

They were foods eaten by American Indians.

d)

They were weapons the American Indians used to hunt with.

7.

What region used cedar trees to make clothing and build canoes?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Plains

8.

What region did the American Indians in the photo most likely live in?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Plains

9.

How did the Plains Indians use the resources available to them?

a)

They used ice to build their shelters.

b)

They used animal skin to build their shelters.

c)

They used adobe bricks to build their shelters.

d)

They used cedar trees to build their shelters.

10.

In what American Indian region would you see a shelter built like this?

a)

The Peanut Region

b)

The Plains Region

c)

The Northeast Region

d)

The Southwest Region

11.

Why were some tribes able to build large villages while others could not?

a)

They had to wait on the trees to grow.

b)

Their homes melted.

c)

They had to follow the herds of animals.

d)

The weather determined where they would build shelters.

12.

What type of shelter is this?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Chickee

c)

Igloo

d)

Longhouse

13.

Based on the type of shelters that the Southwest Indians built, what was the environment like?

a)

Hot and Dry with no forest.

b)

Very cold with lots of snow and ice.

c)

Rainy with lots of forests.

d)

Lots of animals to hunt so they used animal skins to build.

14.

What region is shaded in dark blue?

a)

Plains

b)

Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Arctic

15.

What American Indian region used and celebrated the Bison? It gave them food and shelter.

a)

Arctic

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Northwest

d)

Great Plains

16.

Tribes in the Southwest used adobe to build their shelters. How did this help them?

a)

The cold weather gave them plenty of ice to use.

b)

The adobe kept them cool in the desert weather.

c)

The rainy weather gave them lots of water.

d)

The forests gave them an abundance of wood to build with

17.

The Northwest region is located in what is now what states?

a)

New York and Pennsylvania

b)

Washington

c)

Georgia and Florida

d)

Arizona and New Mexico

18.

The Arctic Indians traveled to the Northwest region. What describes how they traveled?

a)

They traveled from the light green to the dark green region.

b)

They traveled from dark blue to dark green

c)

They traveled from dark blue to light blue.

d)

They traveled from light green to light blue.

19.

What was this clothing item most likely made from?

a)

Cedar bark

b)

Animal Skin

c)

Cotton

d)

Plants

20.

What region most likely used kayaks and harpoons to fish with?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Northwest