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Native American Cultural Regions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Southwest Desert cultural region can best be described by:

a)

Large forests full of animals and berries

b)

Flat, grass covered region

c)

Hot and arid climate

d)

Oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees

2.

In addition to meat, what did animals provide the people of the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

successful hunting methods

b)

friendship and skills for hunting

c)

oil and grains for warmth

d)

skins and furs for clothing

3.

What region had this as a home?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest Desert

d)

Northwest Coast

4.

The Northwest coast cultural region can best be described by:

a)

Large forests full of animals and berries

b)

Flat, grass covered region

c)

Hot and arid climate

d)

Oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees

5.

The Eastern Woodlands cultural region can best be described by:

a)

flat, grass covered region

b)

hot and arid climate

c)

large forests full of animals and berries

d)

oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees

6.

The Great Plains cultural region can be best described by:

a)

Large forests full of animals and berries

b)

Flat, grass covered region

c)

Hot and arid climate

d)

Oceans full of fish and plenty of cedar trees

7.

The Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands regions both utilized this as a resource:

a)

buffalo

b)

totem poles

c)

shamans

d)

animal hides

8.

The people of the Northwest Coast region had:

a)

several roaming buffalo

b)

tall mesas for protection

c)

rich, plentiful resources

d)

horses for travel

9.

What region had this as their shelter?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest Desert

d)

Northwest Coast

10.

Type of party where guests get gifts

a)

powwow

b)

potlatch

c)

lodge

d)

reservation

11.

Which animal was most important for the Great Plains for meat, clothing, blankets, and utensils?

a)

buffalo

b)

deer

c)

caribou

d)

mammoth

12.

What region lived in houses called wigwams?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southeast

c)

Plains

d)

Southwest

e)

Northwest Coast

13.

Which cultural region is known for its use of totem poles as a significant cultural symbol?

a)

A) Great Plains

b)

B) Eastern Woodlands

c)

C) Northwest Coast

d)

D) Southwest Desert

14.

In which Native American cultural region would you find the Pueblo people, known for their adobe dwellings?

a)

A) Great Plains

b)

B) Eastern Woodlands

c)

C) Northwest Coast

d)

D) Southwest Desert

15.

Which cultural region relied heavily on the buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter?

a)

A) Great Plains

b)

B) Eastern Woodlands

c)

C) Northwest Coast

d)

D) Southwest Desert