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Lesson 5-Social Studies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was an important resource on the Northwest Coast?

a)

Trees

b)

Corn

c)

Squash

d)

Mud

2.

How were the whale hunting methods of the Makah different from those of the Kwakiutl

a)

The Makah hunted whales near the coast while the Kwakiutl went way out in the ocean.

b)

The Makah hunted whales in dugouts. The Kwakiutl took only whales stranded on shore.

3.

The Kwakiutl, Makah and the Chinook all lived in the _______region

a)

southwest

b)

arctic

c)

northwest coast

d)

the west

4.

How are the Iroquios and Makah similar?

a)

They both lived in longhouses.

b)

They both had totem poles

c)

They both hunted whales

5.

What is a potlatch?

a)

It was a potluck

b)

it was an ancient war ritual

c)

It means, "to give". It was a gathering with dancing, food and speeches.

6.

What does it mean to barter?

a)

to exchange goods

b)

the way people use their resources

c)

a member of your family

7.

The Aleut and Inuit lived in the _______region

a)

Northwest

b)

Arctic

c)

Southwest

d)

Eastern woodlands

8.

True or False: Family was an important part of Inuit and Aleut Society

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How did the Arctic people usually get their food?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting and gathering

c)

From buffalo

10.

Why do you think the Inuit people had to share food to survive?

a)

because they were just nice

b)

Food was scarce in the arctic

c)

If they did not share food, other people would go to war with them.