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Native American Cultural Regions Chapters 2-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

Which word BEST describes a place where Native Americans settled that had water, land, animals, plants, and other things to help them survive?

a)

origin stories

b)

cultural regions

c)

environments

d)

Migration routes

2.

Which word means "to use natural resources to make changes in order to survive"?

a)

adapt

b)

nomadic

c)

culture

d)

modify

3.

The first Americans migrated to the Americas from what part of the world during the Ice Age?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

4.

Which type of environment did Native Americans choose to settle in when they came to the Americas?

a)

grasslands

b)

deserts

c)

mountains

d)

all of the above

5.

Which of the following BEST describes what most scientists believe to be the migration route of most first Americans?

a)

by land from northeast Asia, across a land bridge to North America, then into South America

b)

by sea, across the Pacific Ocean to North and South America

c)

by land from South America then into North America

d)

by sea from Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean, into North and South America

6.

Which of these items is LEAST likely to have been made by the Inuit as they adapted to their environment?

a)

basket woven from grass

b)

snow goggles made from animal bone

c)

an igloo built out of ice and snow

d)

a seal-skin float

7.

Which cultural region extended from the Atlantic Coast through the Ohio Valley to the Mississippi River. It had 4 distinct seasons. Streams and rivers crossed the area through forests of oak, maple, and birch trees. It was home to such animals as deer, beavers, and turkeys. Algonquin lived in this region.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Plateau

d)

Great Plains

8.

Which artifact would most likely be found in the Northwest Coast region?

a)

tepees

b)

grass baskets

c)

totem poles

d)

digging stick

9.

Which artifact would most like be found in the California Intermountain Region?

a)

clay pots

b)

clamshell necklace

c)

buffalo shields

d)

turkey feather cape

10.

This cultural region was located on a narrow strip of land along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. The climate was mild, and received heavy rain; clothes were made from cedar bark. The Kwakiutl lived there.

a)

Southwest

b)

Plateau

c)

Northwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

11.

Which of these is the name given to objects that are man made and left behind that tell about the people who left it?

a)

natural resources

b)

origin stories

c)

artifacts

d)

environments

12.

This cultural region was located between the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. It had hot summers and freezing winters; large rivers provided them water; it has thick grasses and plants like the camas root which was used as food. The Yakima lived here.

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

California Intermountain

c)

Southwest

d)

Plateau

13.

This cultural region extended from the Atlantic Ocean, along the Gulf of Mexico, all the way to Texas. This area was hot, humid, especially in the summer. It had swamps and home to deer, alligators, snakes, and plants like palms and cypress trees. The Seminoles lived here.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Plateau

d)

Southeast

14.

This cultural region covered a huge area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, from Canada to Texas. It had hot summers and cold winters; few trees, but large grasslands that were home to deer, antelope, and buffalo. The Sioux lived here.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Southeast

d)

Plateau

15.

This cultural region covered states like Arizona and New Mexico. There were mesas, canyons, and deserts. The climate was hot in summers and cold in winters. The region had little rain, so there were few trees and plants. The Hopi lived in this region.

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Southwest

d)

California Inter mountain

16.

Which of the following "big game" was most associated with the Great Plains region. This animal meant "life" for its people.

a)

buffalo

b)

deer

c)

antelope

d)

beaver

17.

Because there was a scarcity of trees in the Southwest, what natural resource was used to make their shelters?

a)

buffalo hide

b)

chunks of ice

c)

bark

d)

clay/adobe

18.

Which of the follow is a primary source that would help people today learn about the Native Americans from long ago?

a)

map of cultural regions

b)

your History alive textbook

c)

an artifact left behind from a specific tribe

d)

A video about Native Americans

19.

What was the purpose of Native American origin stories?

a)

to entertain

b)

tell how things in nature came to be

c)

to orally tell a story and pass down to generations

d)

All of the above

20.

_________ is the behaviors and beliefs of a particular group of people.

a)

nomadic

b)

migration

c)

culture

d)

adaptation