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Native American Regions

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Native American region is represented by this image?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

2.

Which Native American region is represented by this image?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

3.

Which Native American region is represented by this image?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

4.

Which Native American region is represented by this image?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

5.

Which Native American region was in the southwest part of the country?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

6.

Which Native American region was in the northwest part of the country?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

7.

Which Native American region was in the center of the country?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

8.

Which Native American region was in the eastern part of the country?

a)

The Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Desert Southwest

9.

Which Native American region had an environment that contains deserts, few rivers, rainfall is inconsistent, and there is plentiful rainfall in higher elevations?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

10.

Which Native American region has a large amount of rainfall, numerous lakes, rivers, and stream; and great forests? In some areas, forests are so thick the sunlight can barely reach the ground.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

11.

Which Native American region lacked an abundance of forests, timber, and freshwater streams? Hint: they had to rely heavily on the Buffalo

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

12.

Which Native American region had a plentiful environment? They had an abundance of fish (especially salmon), seals, sea otters, and whales.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

13.

Which Native American region lived a nomadic (lives by traveling from place to place) lifestyle who had tipis for homes?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

14.

Which Native American region built their villages out of adobe brick? The adobe bricks were made out of dried clay.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

15.

Which Native American region relied on big Cedar trees to build their homes? They were called "Big Houses" or "longhouses," these homes were usually over 50 feet wide and over 100 feet long.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

16.

Which Native American region built the wigwam, small hut usually made of interwoven sticks, mud, clay, and sand? They also built longhouses in some places.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

The Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

17.

Which Native American region were hunters and farmers? Men hunted rabbits, deer, rabbit, and squirrels from self made bow and arrows, knives, and clubs? The women three famous crops that became known as the "Three Sisters" (squash, beans, and corn)?

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

18.

Which Native American region grew enough food to survive (A.K.A. subsistence farming)? They hunted deer, squirrels, rabbits, and elk in elevated areas?

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

19.

Which Native American region relied heavily on the buffalo for their food? In the eastern half of this region they experienced more rainfall and they were able to grow maize (corn), beans, squash, and tobacco.

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

20.

Which Native American region had an abundance of food? They would fish (especially salmon). They would hunt for seals, sea otters, and whales.

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

21.

Which Native American region had totem poles which told stories of their tribe's history, how the earth began through nature, and ancestors? They also believed that everything had a spirit.

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

22.

Which Native American region believed that everything had a spirit? A unique ceremony to Plain natives was the Sun Dance. This was an 4-8 day ceremony that was performed every year during the Summer Solstice.

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

23.

Which Native American region believed that all things had a spirit?

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest

e)

All of the above

24.

Select all the tribes in "The Plains" region.

a)

Blackfoot

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Seminole

d)

Crow

e)

Lakota

25.

Select all the tribes the "Pacific Northwest" region.

a)

Nez Perce

b)

Haida

c)

Chinook

d)

Makah

e)

Cherokee

26.

Select the tribe that is NOT part of the "Desert Southwest" region.

a)

Hopi

b)

Anasazi

c)

Navajo

d)

Makah

e)

Apache

27.

Select the tribe that is NOT part of the "Eastern Woodland" region.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Illinois

c)

Navajo

d)

Adena

e)

Hopewell

28.

This Native American region had the men dress in buffalo skin and make crying sounds that resembled a lost, baby buffalo. When a mother ventured away from the pack to find her lost calf, the tribe would kill the animals with spears.

a)

Eastern Woodland

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

The Plains

d)

Desert Southwest