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WorksheetsNorthwest Coast & Arctic Natives
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 20mins
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.
Adobe Pueblo
Igloo
Cedar Plank House
Tepee
What did most Native Americans use for clothes?
snow and ice
animal hides
adobe clay
Which region needed to wear a parka and fur boots to protect them from the harsh winters?
Southwest, Hopi
Northwest Coast, Kwakiutl
Arctic, Inuit
Plains, Pawnee
What did Native Americans that lived in the Arctic (Inuit) have to adapt to?
warm weather
cold weather
Many Arctic Native Americans built _______________ out of waterproof skins stretched over wood or bone to hunt and fish.
totem poles
kayaks
tepees
baskets
All Native Americans lived in tepees. Write true or false for this statement.
true
false
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.
true
false
The totem pole was placed beside which Native American group to identify a family or tell a story or event about the tribal family?
Northwest Coast
Plains
Eastern Woodland
Great Basin/Plateau
Name two important resources for the Northwest Coast group.
Corn and pork
Beans and bread
Salmon and wood
Buffalo
This was the type of home found in most of the Northwest Coast.
Teepee
Longhouse made from planks
Sod lodges
Hogans made from adobe clay
These artifacts were made out of wood posts and were meant to tell a story or welcome visitors
Wampum
Kayaks
Potlatches
Totem Poles
Hunters would carry these long wooden spears with a sharp shell point to hunt whales.
Arrow
Sword
Kiva
Harpoon
This was an important natural resource for the tribes in the Northwest Coast region
Buffalo
Cedar Trees
Corn
Adobe
The Northwest Coast is located along the coastline of this ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
This word means to exchange goods or trade (often without the use of money)
Clan
Barter
Potlatch
Kayak
Which cultural region is pictured?
Southwest
Eastern Woodlands
Plains
Northwest
Why did the northwest region eat lots of salmon?
They lived near the Pacific ocean and streams
They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.
They went fishing in Coligny.
The northwest region did not eat fish
What landforms were in the Northwest Coast?
plains, desert,
oceans, mountains, forests,coasts
cliffs, desert,
islands, bays,
Which cultural region is shown?
Estern Woodlands
Northwest
Arctic
Great Plains
The thick layer of fat under the skin of marine mammals that called _____________________.
blubber
umiat
kayak
totem pole
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 ________________________.
kayak
umiat
potlatch
barter
Some Native American tribes would _____________, or become skilled at one kind of job.
specialize
barter
clan
dogsled
An ______________________ is the way people of a state, region, or country use resources to meet their needs
specialize
economy
tradition
clan
Many tribes had a ________________, or a group of leaders who would meet to make decisions.
clan
tradiiton
economy
council
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.
canoe
umiak
dogsled
kayak
In many shelters, Native Americans lived together with their ______________________, which was a mall group of people usually extended family members.
clan
council
barter
culture
A way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past is a _______________________.
clan
kayak
tradition
parka
