Native Americans test Flashcards
What group of American Indians inhabited present
day Alaska and Northern Canada?
Inuit
What group of American Indians inhabited the
eastern part of the North America?
Iroquois
What group of American Indians inhabited the
Pacific Northwest coast?
Kwakiutl
What two present day states are where the Pueblo
lived?
Arizona and New Mexico
What group of American Indians inhabited the
Great Plains?
Lakota
What affected the way American Indians met their
basic needs? (list two)
Geography and Climate
What is the eastern area of North America called
that was inhabited by the Iroquois?
Eastern Woodlands
American Indians used animal skins and plant
fibers to make
Cloths
American Indians used the resources of mud,
stones, animal skins, and wood to make
Shelter/homes.
What group of Indians lived in plank houses made
from cedar wood?
Kwakiutl
Which Indian tribe depended on the buffalo to meet
most of their basic needs?
Lakota
Which three foods were grown in America by the
Indians? (three sisters)
Corns, beans, and squash
What best describes the environment of the Inuits?
Near the Arctic, freezing temperatures most of the year
What kind of climate did the Kwakiutls live in?
Rainy and Mild
What ocean did explorers from Europe cross to
reach America?
Atlantic
What type of shelter did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses
Which Indian tribe made adobes from clay and mud
bricks?
Pueblo
Which Indian tribe lived in teepees and moved from
place to place?
Lakota
Which Indian tribe lived in igloos made from snow
and ice?
Inuit
Which Indian tribe lived in the hot deserts of the
Southwest?
Pueblo
Which Indian tribe carved totem poles from big
logs?
Kwakiutl
Which Indian tribe was the “least” likely to farm?
Inuit
What two Indian tribes were “most” likely to have
homes made of wood?
Iroquois and Kwakiutl
What tribe is located in the Coastal Range?
Kwakiutl
What tribe is located in the Appalachian Highlands?
Iroquois
What tribe is located in the Basin and Range?
Pueblo
The study of ancient people is called
Archeology
During what time period did the First Americans
come to America?
11,000-12,000
Evidence found at a Virginia archaeological site
now indicates some early native
Americans lived there __________ many
years ago.
18,000
Early Americans crossed a land bridge from what
continent to reach North America?
Asia
The land bridge is now covered with water and is
called ______________________
Bering Strait
Where is one of the earliest archaeological sites in
the US?
Cactus Hill
List three natural resources
Trees, fish, berries.
Why did the Iroquois live in wooden homes?
there was many of trees where the Iroquois lived
What tribe would be associated with the following:
Arizona, New Mexico, cacti, mountains,
clay and mud houses?
Pueblo
northeast North America,
called the Eastern
Woodlands, which is
heavily forested.
Iroquois
Longhouses made of
wood.
Iroquois
The interior of the United
States, called the Great
Plains, which is
characterized by dry
grasslands.
Lakota
Tents made from buffalo skins.
Lakota.
Southwest in present day New Mexico and
Arizona.
Pueblo
they lived in desert areas
and areas bordering
cliffs and mountains
Pueblo
Pacific Northwest coast,
characterized by a rainy,
mild climate.
Kwakiutl
longhouses
Kwakiutl
present-day Alaska and
northern Canada, and in
Arctic areas where the
temperature is below
freezing
Inuit
Houses made of stone,
ice, or animal skins
Inuit
