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Physical Aspects of the U.S. Quiz 6: Native American Tribes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Their name is derived from a Creek word meaning "people of different speech"; many prefer to be known as Keetoowah or Tsalagi. They are believed to have numbered some 22,500 individuals in 1650, and they controlled approximately 40,000 square miles (100,000 square km) of the Appalachian Mountains in parts of present-day Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and the western parts of what are now North Carolina and South Carolina.

a)

Pawnee

b)

Cherokee

c)

Sioux

d)

Cheyenne

2.

North American Indian people who lived on the Platte River in what is now Nebraska, U.S., from before the 16th century to the latter part of the 19th century. Like many other Plains Indians, they traditionally lived in large dome-shaped earth-covered lodges during most of the year, opting for tepees while on bison hunts.

a)

Iroquois

b)

Apachee

c)

Pawnee

d)

Seminole

3.

A League or Confederacy of tribes in the Northeastern part of America. Originally they were formed by five tribes: the Cayuga, Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, and Oneida.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Pawnee

c)

Apachee

d)

Iroquois

4.

Three major divisions of them: Eastern Dakota, Western Dakota, and the Lakota; they lived in the northern Great Plains in lands that are today the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Tribes traveled all over the plains, however, and sometimes ended up in other states for periods of time.

a)

Sioux

b)

Choctaw

c)

Seminole

d)

Eskimo

5.

Any member of a group of peoples who, with the closely related Aleuts, constitute the chief element in the indigenous population of the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Canada, the United States, and far eastern Russia. (Siberia)

a)

Navajo

b)

Eskimo

c)

Seminole

d)

Sioux

6.

Before 1700, they lived in what is now central Minnesota, where they farmed, hunted, gathered wild rice, and made pottery. They later occupied a village of earth lodges in North Dakota; it was probably during this period that they acquired horses and became more dependent on the buffalo for food.

a)

Choctaw

b)

Cherokee

c)

Cheyenne

d)

Apachee

7.

One of the largest tribes of American Indians. They lived in the Southwest in areas that are today Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.

a)

Iroquois

b)

Sioux

c)

Navajo

d)

Eskimo

8.

Native Americans who originally lived in northern Florida. They retreated to southern Florida when American settlers moved into their territory. Today, they live in Florida and Oklahoma.

a)

Seminole

b)

Choctaw

c)

Sioux

d)

Navajo

9.

Original people of the American southeast, particularly Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Choctaw

c)

Cheyenne

d)

Iroquois

10.

Lived in the Southern Great Plains including Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. They are closely related to the Navajo Indians

a)

Navajo

b)

Sioux

c)

Apachee

d)

Choctaw

11.

Which region do the Cherokee live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

12.

Which region do the Pawnee live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

13.

Which region do the Iroquois live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

14.

Which region do the Sioux live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

15.

Which region do the Apachee live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

16.

Which region do the Choctaw live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

17.

Which region do the Eskimo live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

e)

None of the Above

18.

Which region do the Cheyenne live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

19.

Which region do the Navajo live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

20.

Which region do the Seminole live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

21.

How would you rate this game?

a)

1 Star

b)

2 Stars

c)

3 Stars

d)

4 Stars

e)

5 Stars