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Northwest Coast & Arctic Natives

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which shelter did the people in the Arctic region (Inuit) build that was made from ice and snow? This protected them from the hard, cold tundra.

a)

Adobe Pueblo

b)

Igloo

c)

Cedar Plank House

d)

Tepee

2.

What did most Native Americans use for clothes?

a)

snow and ice

b)

animal hides

c)

adobe clay

3.

Which region needed to wear a parka and fur boots to protect them from the harsh winters?

a)

Southwest, Hopi

b)

Northwest Coast, Kwakiutl

c)

Arctic, Inuit

d)

Plains, Pawnee

4.

What did Native Americans that lived in the Arctic (Inuit) have to adapt to?

a)

warm weather

b)

cold weather

5.

Many Arctic Native Americans built _______________ out of waterproof skins stretched over wood or bone to hunt and fish.

a)

totem poles

b)

kayaks

c)

tepees

d)

baskets

6.

All Native Americans lived in tepees. Write true or false for this statement.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

All Native Americans lived in the same kind of environment and had the same shelters and culture. They all got food the same way. Mark true or false for the statement.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

The totem pole was placed beside which Native American group to identify a family or tell a story or event about the tribal family?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Plains

c)

Eastern Woodland

d)

Great Basin/Plateau

9.

Name two important resources for the Northwest Coast group.

a)

Corn and pork

b)

Beans and bread

c)

Salmon and wood

d)

Buffalo

10.

This was the type of home found in most of the Northwest Coast.

a)

Teepee

b)

Longhouse made from planks

c)

Sod lodges

d)

Hogans made from adobe clay

11.

These artifacts were made out of wood posts and were meant to tell a story or welcome visitors

a)

Wampum

b)

Kayaks

c)

Potlatches

d)

Totem Poles

12.

Hunters would carry these long wooden spears with a sharp shell point to hunt whales.

a)

Arrow

b)

Sword

c)

Kiva

d)

Harpoon

13.

This was an important natural resource for the tribes in the Northwest Coast region

a)

Buffalo

b)

Cedar Trees

c)

Corn

d)

Adobe

14.

The Northwest Coast is located along the coastline of this ocean

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

15.

This word means to exchange goods or trade (often without the use of money)

a)

Clan

b)

Barter

c)

Potlatch

d)

Kayak

16.

Which cultural region is pictured?

a)

Southwest

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Plains

d)

Northwest

17.

Why did the northwest region eat lots of salmon?

a)

They lived near the Pacific ocean and streams

b)

They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.

c)

They went fishing in Coligny.

d)

The northwest region did not eat fish

18.

What landforms were in the Northwest Coast?

a)

plains, desert,

b)

oceans, mountains, forests,coasts

c)

cliffs, desert,

d)

islands, bays,

19.

Which cultural region is shown?

a)

Estern Woodlands

b)

Northwest

c)

Arctic

d)

Great Plains

20.
The Arctic is a region that is ___________.
a)
along the coast  with mountains to the east.
b)
covered in tall grasses and has little rain.
c)
mostly flat plain and the earth stays frozen year-round.
d)
hot and dry most of the year
21.
Which resources did the Northwest American Indians use for their clothing? 
a)
cedar bark, furs, and hides
b)
Whale blubber 
c)
Cotton and sheep's wool
d)
Buffalo fur 
22.

The thick layer of fat under the skin of marine mammals that called _____________________.

a)

blubber

b)

umiat

c)

kayak

d)

totem pole

23.

The Northwest Coast Indians held a celebration to show wealth and divide property among the people. This celebration had dancing, food, speeches and gift exchanges and was known as a ________________________.

a)

kayak

b)

umiat

c)

potlatch

d)

barter

24.

Some Native American tribes would _____________, or become skilled at one kind of job.

a)

specialize

b)

barter

c)

clan

d)

dogsled

25.

An ______________________ is the way people of a state, region, or country use resources to meet their needs

a)

specialize

b)

economy

c)

tradition

d)

clan

26.

Many tribes had a ________________, or a group of leaders who would meet to make decisions.

a)

clan

b)

tradiiton

c)

economy

d)

council

27.

The Native Americans in the Arctic would use a _________________________ in winter months as a form of transportation. This was a platform made from whale bones and wood and pulled by a dog.

a)

canoe

b)

umiak

c)

dogsled

d)

kayak

28.

In many shelters, Native Americans lived together with their ______________________, which was a mall group of people usually extended family members.

a)

clan

b)

council

c)

barter

d)

culture

29.

A way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past is a _______________________.

a)

clan

b)

kayak

c)

tradition

d)

parka