Vocabulary
What word means growing crops for food?
A. Irrigation
B. Agriculture
C. Nomadic
D. Adaptation
B. Agriculture
Which region has extremely cold temperatures
and long winters?
Arctic
What is oral tradition?
A. Writing stories in books to share with others
B. Passing down history, stories, and traditions by speaking
C. Growing crops and raising animals for food
D. Moving from place to place to find resources
Passing down history, stories, and traditions by
speaking.
What animal provided food, clothing, shelter
materials, and tools to Great Plains tribes?
Buffalo
Which people hunted and fished in the Arctic?
Inuit
What is a natural resource?
A. Things that people make in factories
B. Materials found in nature that people use to meet their needs
C. Things that can only be bought in stores
D. Machines used to build homes
B. A material from nature that people use to survive.
In which region did Pueblo peoples build adobe
homes?
Southwest
What do totem poles represent?
A. The types of crops American Indians grew
B. Art and cultural traditions.
C. The different ways American Indians hunted animals
D. The tools used to build homes and shelters
Art and cultural traditions.
What helped nomadic Plains tribes travel and
follow herds?
Horses
What helped people care for planted crops over
time?
A. Moving from place to place to find food
B. Hunting animals for food and clothing
C. Using irrigation systems to bring water to crops
D. Living in permanent settlements
D. Living in permanent settlements.
What does nomadic mean?
A. Living in one place permanently
B. Growing crops and raising animals
C. Moving from place to place in search of food and resources
D. Building homes out of wood and stone
C. Moving from place to place instead of living
permanently in one location.
Which region had many forest and water
resources that supported permanent
settlements?
Northwest
Name one way American Indian designs
influence objects today.
Patterned rugs, clothing, pottery, or other objects.
Why was farming difficult for the Inuit?
The Arctic environment was too cold.
What happened to many Native American
communities as European settlers moved onto
their lands?
A. They gained more land and natural resources.
B. They were forced to leave their homelands and move to new areas.
C. They stopped practicing all their traditions.
D. They became the leaders of European settlements.
B. They were forced to leave their homelands and move to new areas.
What is irrigation?
A. Moving from place to place to find food
B. Growing crops for food
C. Bringing water to crops using canals or other methods
D. Building homes using natural resources
C. Bringing water to crops using canals or other
methods.
Which region is associated with tribes following
buffalo herds?
Great Plains
What building material did Hopi peoples use?
Adobe, made from earth and water.
Why could many Northwest tribes remain in
permanent settlements?
A. They moved from place to place to follow buffalo herds.
B. They had plenty of natural resources, such as fish, forests, and other food sources.
C. They lived in deserts where very little food was available.
D. They depended on other tribes to bring them food and supplies.
B. They had plenty of natural resources, such as fish, forests, and other food sources.
Explain two ways buffalo helped Great Plains
tribes survive.
Examples: buffalo supplied food, clothing, shelter
materials, and tools.
What is adaptation? Give one example from the
study guide.
Adjusting to the environment to meet needs; for
example, Inuit wearing animal fur for warmth.
Which regions had forests and rivers, and
included communities that farmed and lived in
permanent settlements?
Northeast and Southeast
How did oral storytelling help preserve a
community’s culture?
A. By teaching people how to build homes
B. By helping people grow crops and find food
C. It passed history and traditions from one generation
to the next.
D. By encouraging people to move to different regions
It passed history and traditions from one generation
to the next.
Why did irrigation canals help some communities
grow crops?
A. They helped people move from place to place.
B. They brought water to crops in areas that received little rainfall.
C. They protected crops from wild animals.
D. They helped people build stronger homes.
B. They brought water to crops in areas that received little rainfall.
Why did some tribes grow crops in permanent
settlements while others moved from place to
place?
Some stayed to care for crops and had suitable
resources; others moved to follow animal herds.