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Native Americans Test 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The southwest has a ___________________ climate. 
a)
dry 
b)
rain forest
c)
wet
d)
dry and wet
2.
Which word means a long period without water
a)
Drought
b)
Powwow
c)
Potlatch
d)
Shaman
3.
Which group of words best describe the Eastern Woodlands region?
a)
Flat, grassy lands
b)
Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
c)
Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
d)
Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas
4.
Why did longhouses have openings in the top?
a)
So rain could get in
b)
To let smoke out
c)
To provide shelter for birds
d)
None of the above
5.
The name of this home in the Eastern Woodland Region is called:
a)
Wicki-up
b)
Pit-House
c)
Wigwam
d)
Plank House
6.

What resource did Eastern Woodland Natives use to make their clothes?

a)
Buffalo Hides
b)
Deer Skin 
c)
Cedar Bark
d)
Cotton
7.

What kind of animals did the Eastern Woodlands hunt?

a)

Deers and Bears

b)

Buffalo

c)

Whales

d)

Sheep

8.
What did the Great Plains Native Americans live in?
a)
Plank houses
b)
Hogans
c)
Teepees
d)
Wigwams
9.
The Great Plains region is well-known for their 
a)
rolling hills and small shrubs
b)
mountains and valleys
c)

flat land

d)
rivers and marshalnds
10.

The Native Americans of the Great Plains followed this animal as they hunted them for food

a)

Moose

b)

Wolf

c)

Bear

d)

Buffalo

11.

The Great Plains Native Americans often hunted on horseback. Their weapon of was

a)
Shell spear
b)
Wooden spear
c)
Bow and arrow
d)
Lasso 
12.
The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What vocabulary term would they fall under?
a)
Nomads
b)
Wigwams
c)
Totem Poles
d)
Game
13.

What were tepees made from?

a)

Tree limbs and bark

b)

Adobe clay

c)

Stone

d)

Animal hides and wooden poles

14.

What type of tree did the Northwest people use to make tools, clothing and homes?

a)

pine

b)

birch

c)

cedar

d)

fir

15.

Northwest Coast native americans were very talented artists who were known for their handcrafted

a)
Tools
b)
Pottery
c)
Shoes
d)
Totem poles
16.

The Southwest Native Americans were related to this ancient civilization:

a)

Inuit

b)

Anasazi

c)

Mound Builders

d)

Inca

17.

Which Native American group lived in adobe houses and in the sides of cliffs?

a)

Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Southwest

18.

What did all Native Americans have in common?

a)

They all lived in teepees

b)

They all lived off the land

c)

They all hunted buffalo

d)

They didn't have anything in common

19.

Natives of the Northwest Coast had a lot of: 

a)
buffalo
b)
trees
c)
salmon
d)

Tipi

20.

What was a common feature of the homes built by the Eastern Woodland tribes?

a)

Made of ice

b)

Built on stilts

c)

Covered with bark

d)

Constructed with adobe