Native Americans of the Plateau

The Plateau Region consisted of which states?

• Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and California

• California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas

• Florida, Alabama, and Georgia

• Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

The Plateau Region had very little water, plants, and animals.

• true

• false

In the Plateau Region, the weather is extreme with hot winters and cold winters.

• true

• false

Pithouses were built by digging a large hole in the ground and covering a frame with earth and brush.

• true

• false

Native Americans of the Plateau were hunter-gatherers.

• true

• false

Who had the job of finding food?

• women only

• children only

• men only

• men, women, and children

The Native Americans of the Plateau dried food for the winter.

• true

• false

After they ate the first salmon catch of the season, they would throw the bones of the salmon back in the river.

• true

• false

What did the Native Americans of the Plateau use to catch fish?

• hook and line

• spears or harpoons

• woven baskets

• nets

• all of these

Where would the Native Americans of the Plateau tell myths and stories?

• around the pithouses

• while catching salmon

• as they're gathering food

• while they're weaving baskets