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Indigenous People of North America

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Indigenous means ____________

a)

lived there first

b)

born there

c)

move from place to place

2.

___________ Native Americans lived a nomadic lifestyle.

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southeastern

c)

Plains

3.

Which event happened first?

a)

Indigenous groups spread out across North America

b)

Indigenous groups crossed a frozen land bridge from Asia to North America

c)

Indigenous groups became hunter-gatherers

4.

Why did southeastern tribes build this wattle and daub home?

a)

to stay warm in the winter

b)

to stay cool in the summer

c)

to have a permanent home

5.

Which Native American people mostly used this as their home?

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southeastern

c)

Plains

6.

Plains tribes used this type of home because ______________

a)

it didn't cost a lot of money

b)

it was easy to move

c)

they could use every part of the buffalo to build

7.

This home was mainly used by _____________.

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southeastern

c)

Plains

8.

Which Native Americans lived in the area shaded gray?

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southeastern

c)

Plains

9.

Native Americans depended on natural resources for survival. What is a natural resource?

a)

food, clothing, shelter

b)

things found naturally on earth

c)

things made by people

10.

Most Native Americans wore __________ to protect their feet.

a)

Breechcloth

b)

moccasins

c)

leggings

11.

Check all of the boxes that describe the land and climate of the Plains.

a)

flat

b)

grassland

c)

forests

d)

ocean

e)

not much rain

12.

Check all the boxes to describe the climate and land of the Northeastern Woodland Native Americans.

a)

forests

b)

oceans and lakes

c)

flat open land

d)

mountains and hills

e)

hot and humid

13.

Check all the boxes that describe the climate and land of the Southeastern Woodlands.

a)

hot and humid

b)

oceans and gulf

c)

not much rain

d)

very cold winter

e)

forests