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3rd Native American Regions

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
#2 on the map is
a)
Northwest Coast
b)
Great Plains
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
2.
#3 on the map is
a)
Southeast
b)
Great Plains
c)
Southwest
d)
Eastern Woodlands
3.
#4 on the map is
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Southeast
c)
Great Plains
d)
Northwest Coast
4.
#5 on the map is
a)
Northeastern Woodlands
b)
Great Plains
c)
Southwest
5.
What types of houses did the Eastern Woodland Tribes live in?
a)
Pueblos
b)
Wigwams, Longhouses
c)
Cedar Plank Houses
6.
Trees, water, stones, and buffalo are examples of...
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Man made resources
c)
Food
d)
Clothing
7.
What is a natural resource? 
a)
Materials in nature that people can use. 
b)
Materials in the classroom that people can use.
c)
Technology that people can use. 
d)
Anything found in my desk. 
8.
Native Americans who lived near deserts used ___ or ___ to build their homes. 
a)
Wood/Trees
b)
Clay/Stone
c)
Buffalo/Hides
d)
Steel/Iron
9.
This group lived in teepees and followed buffalo around for food. 
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Plains
c)
Southwest Desert
d)
Great Basin
10.
The Plains region used teepees because...
a)
they looked cool
b)
they were made of wood and strong
c)
they could move them to follow the buffalo
11.
This group lived in longhomes and hunted deer
a)
Northeastern Woodlands
b)
Southwest Desert
c)
Pacific Northwest
12.
What would you find in the Northwest Pacific region?
a)
totem pole
b)
teepee
c)
adobe
d)
longhouse
13.
Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands would have made long houses out of...
a)
Stone
b)
Wood
c)
Clay
d)
Buffalo
14.
The homes in this region are made from clay called adobe.
a)
Plateau
b)
Great Basin
c)
Southwest
d)
California
15.
The homes in this region are made from clay called adobe.
a)
Plateau
b)
Great Basin
c)
Southwest
d)
California
16.
The __________________ region used the Pacific Ocean to fish for salmon.
a)
Southeast
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Plains
17.
Native Americans used _____ to meet their needs. 
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Man Made Resources
c)
Disposable Resources
d)
Technology
18.
Which region is show on the map?
a)
Arctic
b)
Plains
c)
Southeast
d)
Northwest
19.

Why did Native Americans migrate/move?

a)

To follow the herds of animal they hunted

b)

To follow the Great Spirit

c)

For religious reasons.

d)

Because they got bored

20.

This region had lots of salmon and trout. They also lived in a region where they used the cedar trees to make their houses, totem poles, canoes, etc.

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southwest

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Great Plains

e)

Great Basin

21.

This region is very hot and dry. Little rain.

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Great Plains

e)

Great Basin

22.

A person that travels and does not live in one place too long is called?

a)

Native

b)

Chief

c)

Nomad

d)

Northwest

23.

How did the first people get to North America?

a)

By horse

b)

By a canoe built from cedar trees

c)

Walking across a land bridge from Asia into North America

d)

By Airplane

24.
This animal was vitally important for this region of Native Americans. They used the tail as a fly swatter, the stomach as a pot to cook, the hide for their shelter and clothes. 
a)
Deer
b)
Buffalo
c)
Horse
d)
Elk
25.
Which region would use whales for food, tools, etc?
a)
Northwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
26.
What animal was first used by the Plains Region to transport buffalo, supplies, etc. on the travois?
a)
Cat
b)
Dog
c)
Cow 
d)
Horse
27.
This type of housing was used in the Northwest, Southeast and Northeast regions. It could be up to 200 feet in length and hold up to 50 people. What was the name of this type of housing?
a)
Wigwam
b)
Chickee
c)
Longhouse
d)
Pueblo
28.
In all the regions, this was the main mode of transportation to hunt, fish, etc. Many other regions were able to build canoes and rafts, and utilize the horse eventually. 
a)
Foot
b)
Horse and Buggy
c)
Dog
d)
Wild Pigs
29.
The ___________ region lived in igloos made from ice and snow.
a)
Northeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Plains
d)
Arctic
30.
Which region is show on the map?
a)
Arctic
b)
Plains
c)
Northwest
d)
Northeast
31.
What is a natural resource? 
a)
Materials  in nature that people can use. 
b)
Materials in the classroom that people can use.
c)
Technology that people can use. 
d)
Anything found in my desk. 
32.
What resource was important to the American Indians in the Arctic region?
a)
sheep
b)
buffalo
c)
whales and seals
d)
cotton
33.
Which region is show on the map?
a)
Arctic
b)
Plains
c)
Southeast
d)
Northwest
34.
Every region had the same natural resources available to them?
a)
True
b)
False
35.

Which region used harpoons for catching big sea animals?

a)

Far North

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

36.

Food: no plants, most meat, polar bear, seals, caribou, beluga whale

a)

Far North

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

37.

Food: corn, beans, squash, alligator, turtle, deer, turkey

a)

Far North

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

38.

Which shelter is this?

a)

Longhouse

b)

Chickee

c)

Tipi

d)

Igloo

39.

Which shelter is this?

a)

Longhouse

b)

Chickee

c)

Tipi

d)

Igloo

40.

Which shelter is this?

a)

adobe

b)

tipi

c)

hogan

d)

longhouse

41.
What mountain range is located at number 3?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Atlas Mountain
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
42.
What river is located at number 5?
a)
Colorado River
b)
Hudson River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Ohio River
43.
What mountain range is located at number 7?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Himalayas Mountains
44.
What river is located at number 6?
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Hudson River
d)
Rio Grande
45.
Which mountain region has the tallest peaks?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Himalayas Mountains