Native American Cultural Regions Practice

The first Americans to be born in North America

• settlers

• American Indians

• Europeans

• slaves

A large area of land assigned or controlled by a nation of people is

• territory

• nomadic

• mesa

• potlatch

The area between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River is the

• desert

• Great Plains

• Northeast Woodlands

• Pacific Northwest

The land in the Southwest United States has

• lots of trees

• many rivers

• dry deserts

• the ocean

These people collect roots and berries for food

• hunters

• farmers

• gatherers

• fishermen

True or false: horses were native to North America

• True

• False

Houses made of sun-dried clay are called

• plank house

• wigwam

• long house

• pueblo

The Pacific Northwest Indians

• had plenty to hunt and gather

• had to move from place to place to find food

• had to farm to grow food

• had to eat meat raw

A great feast that lasted for several days

• adobe

• potlatch

• Anasazi

• teepee

True or False: Life for the Pacific Northwest Indians was hard.

• True

• False