Native American Regions Study Guide & Test

An object made by people and found later.

• artifact

• tradition

• wampum

• pueblo

A common Eastern Woodland home made from arched wooden poles, and covered with bark, grass, or animal hides.

• teepee

• igloo

• pueblo

• wigwam

A thought, action, or behavior that has been handed down from the past.

• artifact

• tradition

• wampum

• pueblo

The cultural region that stretches between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.

• Eastern Woodlands

• Plains

• Desert Southwest

• Arctic

The people of this region had to adapt to the harsh, dry environment and find ways to store water since it was scarce (hard to find).

• Eastern Woodlands

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Arctic

Whale was a common food source in this region.

• Eastern Woodlands

• Plains

• Northwest

• Southwest

Aside from water, ____________ was the most important natural resource for the people of the Plains.

• wood

• whale

• buffalo

• stone

A common shelter found in the Southwest region made of stone and adobe.

• pueblo

• plank house

• teepee

• lodge

Native Americans had to ______________ or adjust their ways of life to make it easier to live in a particular place.

• adapt

• maintain

• preserve

• defend

Totem poles were common in this cultural region.

• Eastern Woodlands

• Plains

• Southwest

• Northwest