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American Indian Cultural Regions Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE: Religion, language, and traditions are all part of a group's culture. So are what a group eats, lives in, or wears.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

This woody cultural region received heavy rainfall and stretched from the coast of Alaska to California

a)

Southwest

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Great Plains

d)

Plateau

3.

This wooden structure had carvings that would retell a family's history and showed their social rank in the tribe

a)

totem pole

b)

field goal post

c)

walking stick

d)

diving board

4.

Which cultural region ran inland from the Pacific coast of California and contained the Sierra Nevada mountain range?

a)

Plateau

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

California-Intermountain

d)

Southwest

5.

This is the driest cultural region and contains mountains, mesas, canyons, and deserts

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Southwest

c)

California-Intermountain

d)

Great Plains

6.

In the Southwest, tribes built apartment buildings made from stone and adobe called _______.

a)

pueblos

b)

barrios

c)

igloos

d)

penthouses

7.

Which region included parts of the northwestern states & British Columbia and is known for its flatlands, rolling hills, and gorges?

a)

Southwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Northwest Coast

d)

Plateau

8.

TRUE OR FALSE: Native Americans of the Plateau region built their winter homes partly underground to escape from the cold.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This large region in the center of the U.S. is well-known for its grasslands and for its Native American tribes like the Comanches and Dakotas

a)

Southeast

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Great Plains

d)

Plateau

10.

Which animal was the most important food source for the Great Plains Indians and was seen as sacred by many tribes?

a)

cow

b)

deer

c)

eagle

d)

bison