WorksheetsNative American Cultural Regions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The people of the Southwest Desert region believed this would control the rain:
a cornhusk doll
a kiva
a totem pole
a Kachina doll
Check all the regions that planted the three sisters:
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Northwest Coast
Southwest Desert
The Southwest Desert cultural region can best be described by:
Large forests full of animals and berries
Flat, grass covered region
Hot and arid climate
Oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees
What was the Iroquois League in the Eastern Woodlands region?
The Spanish word for village.
A tribe that conquered and took over other tribes around them.
A group of five tribes that merged together to become stronger.
The name for a group of fur traders.
In addition to meat, what did animals provide the people of the Eastern Woodlands?
successful hunting methods
friendship and skills for hunting
oil and grains for warmth
skins and furs for clothing
What region had this as a home?
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
The Northwest coast cultural region can best be described by:
Large forests full of animals and berries
Flat, grass covered region
Hot and arid climate
Oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees
What region had this as their home?
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
The Eastern Woodlands cultural region can best be described by:
flat, grass covered region
hot and arid climate
large forests full of animals and berries
oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees
Which animal was most important for the Great Plains for meat, clothing, blankets, and utensils?
buffalo
deer
caribou
mammoth
The Great Plains cultural region can be best described by:
Large forests full of animals and berries
Flat, grass covered region
Hot and arid climate
Oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees
The Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands regions both utilized this as a resource:
buffalo
totem poles
shamans
animal hides
The people of the Northwest Coast region had:
several roaming buffalo
tall mesas for protection
rich, plentiful resources
horses for travel
What region had this as a home?
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
What region had this as a house?
Eastern Woodlands
Northwest Coast
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
What region had this as their shelter?
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
What region had totem poles?
Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
Vocab:
Round hut built over a deep hole
wampum
tepee
lodge
travois
Vocab:
Type of party where guests get gifts
powwow
potlatch
lodge
reservation
Vocab:
Organization for a purpose
reservation
pueblo
league
cultural region
