Unit 3 Social Studies

The Native Americans in the Northeast built their villages near what landforms?

• Near wide, open plains so that they could hunt animals

• Near mountains so that they could stay cool

• Near the ocean so that they could trade with other countries

• Near rivers and lakes so they could fish

American Indians in the Northeast region were able to build large settlements. Why could the other regions not do this?

• They did not have rich soil to grow the food they needed.

• They could not hide in the mountains from enemies.

• They did not make their homes out of long lasting clay.

• They could not hunt for all of the food they needed on wide plains.

What region lived in houses like the one above?

• Southwest

• Arctic

• Southeast

• Northeast

Which region is located the farthest north?

• Northeast

• Arctic

• Plains

• Southwest

The Native Americans of the northeast built home called longhouses that looked like this. Based on the image you see here, how did they make these houses?

• Using wood from the trees in the forest

• Using blocks of ice from the surrounding snow

• Using animal skin from animals that they hunted

• Using clay bricks that were baked in the hot sun

Why did some indians build their villages near water?

• They built boats to earn money

• The water helped them to protect themselves

• They had nowhere else to get water from

• They depended on waterways for food and trade

In the arctic, the natives lived in small, temporary villages. Why?

• Because they had rich soil to farm all of the food they needed.

• Because they could make houses from the wood in the forests

• Because they had to move often to follow animals that they hunted for food.

• because they had no water sources.

Which American Indian group does this list describe?

They lived in small, temporary villages

They hunted and fished to find food

It was too cold for them to farm

They build their shelters out of ice

• Northwest

• Plains

• Southeast

• Arctic

Why did the Plains Indians not live in permanent homes?

• Because they were having to travel the oceans to trade

• Because the weather was too cold to farm so they traveled around to gather food

• Because they hunted large animals for food and had to move when the herd migrated

• Because their snow homes melted in the summer

A group of native indians traveled from their home in the southeast to the northeast region to trade. Which answer shows the path that they took in relation to the map?

• traveled from orange to yellow

• traveled from pink to purple

• traveled from blue to green

• traveled from yellow to green