Vocabulary
Food
Shelter and Music
Recreation
Holidays
1

The way of life for a group of people

A Diversity

B. Culture

C. contribution

culture

1

Tortilla chips and salsa come from

Mexico, Spain, Asia

Mexico

1

Big city with lots of buildings

urban, rural, suburbs

urban

1

People in the mountains like to

swim, hike

hike

1

African American holiday in December

A Christmas

B Kwanzaa

C St. Patrick's Day

Kwanzaa

2

To have influences from many different cultures

A. Culture

B. Diversiy

C. contribution

diversity

2

Asian food made with rice and seafood and rolled up and cut into slices

gumbo, sushi, taco

sushi

2

Lots of open space and farmland

urban, rural, suburb

rural

2

People that sail boats live

A. near the water

B. near the mountains

near the water/ocean

2

Lots of dragons and red and yellow in a big parade

A.  St. Patrick's Day

B.  Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

3

Person who relocated from another country.  For example, a person born in Japan that moves to the United States.

A. immigrant

B. doctor

immigrant

3

Native American and Mexicans influenced food in this region

SE, SW, NE

Southwest

3

Type of music with banjos, fiddles, and guitars

rap, bluegrass, rock and roll

Bluegrass

3

Name another sport we play in America.

varies

3

Are you lucky?  Big parade with lots of green and leprechauns.

A. Mardi Gras

B. St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day

4

The act of giving or doing something

A. Contribution

B. Diversity

contribution

4

A popular seafood dish in the Southeast


sushi, gumbo, taco

gumbo

4

This city is the home of country music

Bethel, Nashville, North America

Nashville, TN

4

Sport created by Native Americans hundreds of years ago

gymnastics

lacrosse

baseball

lacrosse

4

Mexican holiday celebrated on the 5th of May

A. Mardi Gras

B. Kwanzaa

C. Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo

5

To celebrate a holiday

A. contribution

B. observe

observe

5

This region's foods contain corn, wheat, and soy products that are grown there.

SE, North, Midwest

Midwest

5

Bluegrass music comes from Scotland and Ireland

True

5

French settlers played lacrosse which developed into this cold weather sport.

ice hockey

skating

ice hockey

5

Special Native American ceremony is called the Hopi Elk Dance

False