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Native Americans

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is region D?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
2.
What is region C?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
3.
What is region B?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
4.
What is region A?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
5.
Name the kinds of housing southwest Native Americans lived in.
a)
Wigwams
b)
Plank houses/Redwood longhouses
c)
Pueblos, cliffside, and hogans
d)
Dome houses
6.
What did the Native Americans in the great plains trade?
a)
Buffalo Skin
b)
Buckskin
c)
Cows
d)
Horses
7.
What did the Great Plains Native Americans live in?
a)
Plank houses
b)
Hogans
c)
Teepees
d)
Wigwams
8.
What kind of transportation did the Eastern Woodland Native Americans use?
a)
Canoes
b)
Kayaks
c)
Cars
d)
Alligators
9.
What kinds of homes did the Eastern Woodland Native Americans live in?
a)
Wigwams and Long houses
b)
Teepees
c)
Hogans
d)
Adobes
10.
What did the Native Americans in the Southwest eat?
a)
Corn, Squash, & Melons
b)
Grapes
c)
Snakes
d)
Pineapples & Cherries
11.
What kinds of food did the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest eat?
a)
Seals & Whales
b)
Polar bears
c)
Sharks
d)
Turtles
12.
Word used to describe people who move from place to place during different seasons to find available food. 
a)
cultural regions
b)
artifacts
c)
nomadic
d)
cultures
13.
Objects made by Native Americans to help them adapt to their environments
a)
cultural regions
b)
artifacts
c)
nomadic
d)
cultures
14.
Which Indian Tribe were mainly farmers and used irrigation to grow crops?
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Southeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Northwest
15.
Adobe is made from __________.
a)
Dried mud baked in the sun
b)
Wood and deer skin
c)
Snow
d)
Grass
16.
What is a travois?
a)
A sled pulled by dogs or horses in the Great Plains.
b)
Food the South West ate
c)
Spirits
d)
The homes the South West lived in
17.
Based on the name of the Woodlands region, what do you think their houses were made out of?
a)
Clay
b)
Dirt
c)
Wood
d)
Bricks
18.
Why did the northwest region eat many fish?
a)
They lived near streams and rivers.
b)
They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.
c)
They went fishing in Coligny.
d)
They northwest region did not eat fish
19.
Since the plains region were nomads, which type of housing did they live in?
a)
Tepee
b)
Adobe
c)
Long Houses
d)
Wigwam
20.
The Plains region had flat and grassy land. Which animal do you think they hunted most based on their geography?
a)
Fish
b)
Buffalo
c)
Squirrles
d)
Mountain Lions
21.

Which Native American groups lived in wigwams and longhouses?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Great Basin

22.

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

a)

Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Southwest

23.

Which Native American group lived in pithouses?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northwest Pacific

c)

Great Basin

d)

Eastern Woodlands

24.

Which groups were considered "nomads"?

a)

Southwest and Eastern Woodlands

b)

Plains and Southwest

c)

Plains and Great Basin

d)

Northwest Pacific and Great Basin

25.

What was the main food source of the Plains Native Americans?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Fish

c)

Duck

d)

Corn

26.

Which Native American group would have hunted for whale because they lived near the ocean?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Southwestern

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Plains

27.

Which Native American group used totem poles to show their wealth and ancestry?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Northwest Pacific

c)

Plains

d)

Southwestern

28.

Which Native American group traveled to find food especially looking for the pine nut?

a)

Southwestern

b)

Great Basin

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Plains

29.

Pueblos were made from which material?

a)

Animal skins

b)

Grass

c)

Ice and Snow

d)

Adobe (mud)

30.

What resource did Native Americans in the Northwest Coast use to build their plank houses?

a)

Trees

b)

Clay

c)

Buffalo skins

d)

Whale bones

31.

Which Native Americans were nomadic and moved from place to place?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Southwest

c)

Plains

d)

Southeast

32.

Which Native Americans lived in a cold, harsh climate with snow and ice?

a)

Inuit

b)

Southwest

c)

Anasazi

d)

Mound Builders

33.

Which region of Native Americans used buffalo skins to make teepees?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Arctic

d)

Plains

34.
The Southwest cultural region's climate is best described as:
a)
Cool summers, mild winters
b)
Hot summers, cold winters and dry
c)
4 seasons
d)
Tundra
35.
This object was used in religious ceremonies to instruct children in the ways of Hopi tradition and belief.
a)
Hopi stones
b)
Woven baskets
c)
Kachina dolls
d)
Clay pots
36.
What is one type of house Southwest lives in?
a)
pueblos
b)
stick 
c)
tents
d)
campers
37.

What types of crops did the Pueblo tribe grow?

a)

corn, beans, broccoli, cotton

b)

cotton, corn, tomatoes

c)

corn, beans, squash, pumpkins

d)

peppers, beans, cotton, squash

38.
Southeast Native American clothing was made of
a)
Cedar bark
b)
Deer skin
c)
Cotton
d)
Buffalo
39.
The climate in the southeast cultural region is best described as:
a)
Hot and dry
b)
Mild and rainy
c)
Hot and humid 
d)
Cold and wet
40.

Animism is the religion practiced by the southeast Native Americans. This is the belief that....

a)

Spirits/souls only exist in humans; not plants, animals, trees, rocks, etc.

b)

Big game (Bison, deer, bears) are sacred animals and should be worshipped.

c)

There is more than one right religion.

d)

The universe and all objects in nature have a soul/spirit

41.

The Southeast Native Americans used natural resources such as seashells to make jewelry since they lived near the Atlantic Ocean

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What are the three main foods that Native Americans grew?

a)

corn, beans, squash

b)

corn, beans, bananas

c)

berries & cream

d)

corn, cucumbers, peas

43.

Which answer accurately describes the landforms of the Great Plains region

a)

rolling hills and small shrubs

b)

mountains and valleys

c)

flat, treeless grasslands

d)

rivers and marshlands

44.

This was the most important animal to this region for the Native Americans of the Great Plains. They followed this big game as they hunted them for food

a)

Moose

b)

Wolf

c)

Bear

d)

Bison (buffalo)

45.

The Great Plains Native Americans crafted many things like their homes, clothing and moccasins out of

a)

Buffalo skin

b)

Bison fur

c)

Tall grass

d)

Cedar bark

46.
The Great Plains Native Americans hunted big game like buffalo (bison) only for food and threw out the remains such as bones, horns and fur
a)
True
b)
False
47.
 In the Eastern Woodlands region the Iroquois found food by _______________.
a)
Raising their own sheep and growing corn
b)
Fishing, hunting and farming their own crops 
c)
Hunting buffalo and gathering berries
d)
Invading nearby tribes and stealing their crops/food stock
48.
What are wampums?
a)
a union of people
b)
the head of a clan
c)
the Eastern Woodlands people's houses
d)
Small polished beads made from shells that were woven together by string
49.

What kind of animals did the Eastern Woodlands hunt?

a)

Deers and Bears

b)

Buffalo

c)

Whales

d)

Sheep

50.

How did their dependence on the environment affect their religious beliefs?

a)

They worshipped the Three sisters

b)

They did not have religious beliefs

c)

They believed all living things should be respected

d)

They prayed to the Sun God

51.

The climate in the Northwest cultural region is best described as:

a)

Hot and humid

b)

Mild and heavy rain

c)

Cold and dry

d)

Mild and dry

52.

Native Americans of the Northwest coast used natural resources such as cedar trees to create many things. What did these Native Americans make to help travel the coast and streams in search of food?

a)

Baskets

b)

Clubs/Mallets

c)

Canoes

d)

Dams

53.

Why did the northwest region eat many fish?

a)

They lived near the Pacific ocean and streams

b)

They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.

c)

They went fishing in Coligny.

d)

The northwest region did not eat fish

54.

What allowed Native Americans to stay in one place instead of having to move around?

a)

agriculture

b)

hunting

c)

government

d)

economy

55.

Why were the bison important to the Great Plains cultures?

a)

Bison were used for meat.

b)

Bison skins were used to cover teepees and to make clothing.

c)

Bones would be made into tools.

d)

Bison made really great pets.

56.

Why did the Pacific Northwest region live in plank houses?

a)

They lived in forests where there were many trees.

b)

They lived in the desert.

c)

They stole wood from other indians.

d)

They actually lived in tipis.

57.

Why did the Pacific Northwest region eat many fish?

a)

They lived near streams and rivers.

b)

They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.

c)

They went fishing in Coligny.

d)

They northwest region did not eat fish

58.

Which region do you see in the picture?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Northwest

59.

Which region is pictured?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Great Plains

60.

The Great 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

61.

Since the Great Plains region were nomads, which type of housing did they live in?

a)

Tipi

b)

Adobe

c)

Long Houses

d)

Wigwam

62.

Which Native American region planted crops (corn, squash, and beans)?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Desert Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

63.

Which region is pictured?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

64.

The Great Plains region had flat and grassy land. Which animal do you think they hunted most based on their geography?

a)

Fish

b)

Buffalo

c)

Squirrles

d)

Mountain Lions

65.

Based on the name of the Eastern Woodlands region, what do you think their houses were made out of?

a)

Clay

b)

Dirt

c)

Wood

d)

Bricks

66.

Which region had a very advanced government similar to the U.S. government?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

67.

Which region is colored in the picture?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

68.

Which region of Native Americans used buffalo skins to make teepees?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Great Plains

69.

What resource did Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest use to build their plank houses?

a)

Trees

b)

Clay

c)

Buffalo skins

d)

Whale bones

70.

Which Native Americans were nomadic and moved from place to place because they were following the buffalo?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Desert Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

71.

Which Native American group lived in longhouses or wigwams and hunted forest animals?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Desert Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

72.

Which Native American group depended on the buffalo the most?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

73.

What is region D?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodland

d)

Desert Southwest

74.

What is region C?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodland

d)

Desert Southwest

75.

What is region B?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodland

d)

Desert Southwest

76.

What is region A?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodland

d)

Desert Southwest

77.

What did the Native Americans in the Desert Southwest eat?

a)

Corn, Squash, & Beans

b)

Grapes

c)

Snakes

d)

Pineapples & Cherries

78.
What kinds of food did the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest eat?
a)

Fish, Seals & Whales

b)
Polar bears
c)
Sharks
d)
Turtles
79.
Word used to describe people who move from place to place during different seasons to find available food. 
a)
cultural regions
b)
artifacts
c)
nomadic
d)
cultures
80.

Which Native American region were mainly farmers and used irrigation to grow crops?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Desert Southwest

d)

Pacific Northwest

81.
Adobe is made from __________.
a)
Dried mud baked in the sun
b)
Wood and deer skin
c)
Snow
d)
Grass
82.
Native people came to North America about __________________ years ago.
a)
120
b)
1,200
c)
12,000
d)
120,000
83.

Native Americans adapted to their environment? What does adapted mean?

a)

sang songs

b)

used things around them

c)

played games

d)

went to school

84.

In the Desert Southwest, Native Americans used irrigation. What is irrigation?

a)

moving food

b)

moving animals

c)

moving water

d)

moving people

85.

What does the tern environment mean?

a)

place where you sleep

b)

place where you work

c)

place where you live

d)

place where you learn

86.

What are natural resources?

a)

Things from the environment that we use

b)

Things we buy from the store

c)

Things we use at school

d)

Things we see on the internet

87.

How did Native Americans use wild animals? (3 uses).

a)

For hunting and gathering

b)

Using skins for clothing

c)

Use whale blubber for oil

d)

For farming and agriculture

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