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The Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

The peoples of the pacific northwest coast live in what we now call.....

a)

Ontario

b)

British Columbia

c)

Newfoundland

d)

Nova Scotia

2.

Why do you think potlatches were important?

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3.

The northwest coast peoples lived along which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

4.

What is true about potlatches. Check all that apply.

a)

they were celebrations

b)

the more you gave, the more generous you were

c)

people would dance and sing

d)

the whole community was invited

5.

What was the one thing that nature DID NOT provide for the people?

a)

salmon

b)

otter

c)

shellfish

d)

polar bears

6.

What did the men use to catch the salmon?

a)

fishing rods

b)

nets and traps

c)

their hands

d)

spears

7.

Check everything that women used fish oil and eggs for.

a)

seasoning

b)

cooking

c)

medicine

d)

face cream

8.

How did the children learn?

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9.

Totem polls were painted with Red, black, and

(a)  

10.

Check all the things the people used cedar trees to make.

a)

canoes

b)

masks

c)

houses

d)

plates

11.

Check all the things that the men would hunt for in the forests.

a)

Deer

b)

Bears

c)

Beavers

d)

Moose

12.

Villages always faced the

(a)  

13.

Check off everything that they made their houses out of.

a)

Cedar trees

b)

wood planks

c)

bricks

d)

metal

14.

Why were there houses so big?

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15.

Check everything that is true about totem polls

a)

each family had one outside their home

b)

they were carved with people and animals.

c)

They told stories about the family who lived in the house

d)

they were painted with red, black, and white.

16.

Check off all the things that women did.

a)

Take care of children

b)

Gather berries, roots, and leaves

c)

Take care of the home

d)

Make art, baskets, blankets and clothing