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Native American Cultural Regions

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Way of living of a group of people (including language, food & religion).

a)

culture

b)

government

c)

nomadic

d)

artifact

2.

What does a pueblo apartment look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

A group is called nomadic if it ...

a)

lives in an isolated area.

b)

moves from place to place.

c)

owns very few possessions.

d)

makes war on its neighbors.

4.

An object made and used by people is called

a)

an artifact.

b)

a culture.

c)

a mesa.

d)

a gorge.

5.

What kind of climate is the Southwestern Region?

a)

mild with heavy rainfall

b)

warm summers and cool winters

c)

harsh winters and hot summers

d)

dry deserts with extreme temperatures

6.

What kind of vegetation is found in the Great Plains?

a)

trees

b)

ferns

c)

treeless grasslands

d)

forests

7.

The climate of the Northwest Coast is _____

a)

dry deserts with extreme temperatures

b)

mild with heavy rainfall

c)

desert with high heat

d)

hot (dry and wet)

8.

The shelter used by Native Americans in the Northwest Coast was a

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

The Great Plains cultural region is identified by what color?

a)

pink

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

orange

e)

green

10.

In what way would crafting canoes NOT benefit Eastern Woodland tribes living near rivers and streams?

a)

canoes allowed for easy transporation

b)

canoes provided an easy wayto participate in trade with other tribes

c)

canoes could be used as firewood when trees became hard to find

d)

canoes allowed Native Americans to catch and trap fish/other animals along the rivers

11.

The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert, their houses were called:

a)

pueblos

b)

teepees

c)

longhouses

d)

wigwams

12.

This was the most important animal for Native Americans in the Great Plains region

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Totem poles can tell the story of a family's history.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Would you prefer to live in a forest, near the ocean, or in the desert?

a)

near the ocean

b)

in the forest

c)

in the desert

15.

What region lived in houses called wigwams?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southeast

c)

Plains

d)

Southwest

e)

Northwest Coast

16.

What region hunted whales and salmon?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest Coast

17.

What region is in red?

a)

Northern Woodlands

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Plains

d)

Southwest

18.

If you could live in any of the Native American regions which would you live in?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Plains

d)

Southwest

19.

What region is in yellow?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest Coast

20.

Native Americans used _____ to meet their needs.

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Man Made Resources

c)

Disposable Resources

d)

Technology

21.
Which region is show on the map?
a)
Arctic
b)
Plains
c)
Southeast
d)
Northwest
22.

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

23.

Which artifact would most likely be found in the Northwest Coast region?

a)

tepees

b)

grass baskets

c)

totem poles

d)

digging stick

24.

What was the purpose of Native American origin stories?

a)

to entertain

b)

tell how things in nature came to be

c)

to orally tell a story and pass down to generations

d)

All of the above