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Southwest Native Americans

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert. What were the houses of the Southwest called?
a)
longhouses
b)
tepees
c)
wigwams
d)
pueblos
2.

The Southwest cultural region's climate is best described as:

a)

Cool summers, mild winters

b)

Hot and dry most of the year with little to no rainfall

c)

4 seasons

d)

Tundra

3.
Southwest Native Americans created their own jewelry made of
a)
Diamonds
b)
Silver
c)
Beads
d)
Turquoise
4.

Which of following is one way these Native Americans adapted to their environment?

a)

Trading for what they need

b)

They used irrigation systems to collect and store water so they would be able to farm

c)

They stored food in containers

d)

They traveled long distances for wood

5.

Which was not considered an art for the southwest?

a)

Jewelry

b)

Canoe making

c)

Kachina dolls

d)

Clay pots

6.
In which region would you most likely find an artifact such as a clay pot to store water?
a)
Northwest Coast
b)
Southwest
c)
Plains
d)
Eastern Woodlands
7.

Which Native American cultural region was found in the orange area of the map?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

8.

What ancient Southwest traditions did the Pueblo people use?

a)

irrigation and multi-story cliff dwelling

b)

raising sheep

c)

only using irrigation for farming

d)

only houses built many stories high in cliffs

9.

What natural resources did the Navajo and Pueblo tribes use to make jewelry?

a)

silver and gold

b)

gold and diamonds

c)

silver and turquoise

d)

ruby and emeralds

10.

What type of roof did the pueblo houses have?

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Dome

11.

What was the adobe for the pueblos made from?

a)

glass

b)

clay and mud

c)

cement

d)

soft mud

12.

In the Southwest, they used adobe to make bricks. What was adobe made of?

a)

bricks

b)

clay and mud

c)

stones

d)

water and leaves

13.
All of these were crops of the Southwest Native Americans except what ?
a)
Corn
b)
Beans
c)
Tomatoes
d)
Squash
14.
What animals did the Southwest raise?
a)
Sheep
b)
Goats
c)
Deer
d)
Dogs
15.

What were the clothes made out of?

a)

Deer skin

b)

Buffalo

c)

Wool

d)

Bear

16.
Southwest Native American lived in Arizona, New Mexico,and parts of 
a)
Colorado
b)
South Carolina
c)
New York
d)
Africa
17.

True or False: Pueblo homes were very similar to what apartment buildings are like today.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: The Pueblo people were the first Natives to develop their own irrigation system.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What were the two kinds of shelters that could be found in the Southwest Native American Region?

a)

hogans and pueblos

b)

longhouses and pueblos

c)

. hogans and sodhouses

d)

wigwams and sodhouses

20.

This structure was built to house several families.

a)

hogan

b)

wigwam

c)

pueblo

d)

kiva

21.

Which Native American tribes were known for making clay pots to store water?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Southwest Desert

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Great Plains

22.

From what did the Southwest Desert Native Americans make their clothing?

a)

wool and cedar tree bark

b)

cotton and cedar tree bark

c)

wool and cotton

d)

cotton and tanned deerskins