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Chapter 2, Lesson 4- Natives of the Southwest

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was an underground room used by the Pueblo people for ceremonies.

a)

Adobe

b)

Kiva

c)

Hogan

d)

Zuni

2.

Navajo ceremonies were led by these religious leaders and healers.

a)

Kachina dolls

b)

Hogans

c)

Kivas

d)

Medicine People

3.

A mixture of stones, mud or clay, and grass. This was made into bricks and used as a building material.

a)

Kiva

b)

Adobe

c)

Zuni

d)

Pueblo

4.

The Navajo built these cone shaped shelters out of wooden poles and mud or adobe.

a)

Hogans

b)

wigwams

c)

teepees

d)

Pueblos

5.

A main food source eaten by a group of people is often called a...

a)

surplus

b)

clan

c)

potlatch

d)

staple

6.

The main food, or staple, of the people in the Southwest was....

a)

corn

b)

carrots

c)

buffalo

d)

bear

7.

A home built out of adobe with many rooms that looked like an apartment building

a)

Hogan

b)

Wigwam

c)

Pueblo

d)

Longhouse

8.

To have an extra amount of a resource

a)

Surplus

b)

Scarcity

c)

Adapt

d)

Staple

9.

Not a toy, these were used to teach children religion and other important values.

a)

Wampum Belts

b)

Kachina Dolls

c)

Dugout canoes

d)

Porcupine quills

10.

To adjust a way of life to a new land or space

a)

surplus

b)

adobe

c)

scarcity

d)

adapt

11.

A system that allows people to get goods from faraway places.

a)

Amazon Prime

b)

Bartering

c)

Trade Networks

d)

Supply and Demand

12.

Which material was NOT used for clothing in the Southwest?

a)

Wool

b)

Cotton

c)

Buffalo skin

d)

Deer skin

13.

The people of the Southwest made beautiful baskets to store food and other supplies.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In the event of an attack, the Pueblo people could pull up ladders used to enter their homes in order to protect themselves.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The climate and geography of the Southwest region can best be described as a......

a)

Desert

b)

Jungle

c)

Plain

d)

Tundra