Native American Regions
Locate where Native Americans settled-Inuit, Kwakiutl, Nez Perce, Hopi, Pawnee, Seminole
- 1.
The Pawnee (Plateau and Great Basin) built what type of house or dwelling?
- A.
Chickee
- B.
Tepee
- C.
Earthen house
- D.
Longhouse
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C. Earthen houseExplanation
Earthern houses are good for people who want permanent homes and live in an area that is not forested. The ground provides protection from the harsh weather.Rate this question:
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- 2.
The Hopi lived in the
- A.
Northwest
- B.
Southwest
- C.
Plains
- D.
Plateau
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B. Southwest -
- 3.
The _____________ Indians lived along the coast of the Pacific ocean from southern Alaska to northern California.
- A.
Kwakiutl (Northwest)
- B.
Pawnee (Plains)
- C.
Hopi (Southwest)
- D.
Nez Perce (Plateau)
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A. Kwakiutl (Northwest) -
- 4.
The Seminole Indians (Southeast) built what type of house or dwelling?
- A.
Pueblo
- B.
Tepee
- C.
Longhouse
- D.
Chickee
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D. ChickeeExplanation
Chickees are good homes for people living in a hot, swampy climate. The long posts keep the house from sinking into marshy earth, and raising the floor of the hut off the ground keeps swamp animals like snakes out of the house.Rate this question:
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- 5.
The ___________ Indians lived in an area that reaches South of the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic coast of southern North Carolina to just west of the Mississippi River.
- A.
Seminole (Southeast)
- B.
Inuit (Artic)
- C.
Hopi (Southwest)
- D.
Pawnee (Plains)
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A. Seminole (Southeast)Explanation
The Seminole lived mostly in Florida but also in other areas of the Southeast.Rate this question:
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- 6.
The Pawnee Indians (Plains) built what type of house or dwelling?
- A.
Plank house
- B.
Tepee
- C.
Longhouses
- D.
Igloo
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B. TepeeExplanation
Tepees are good houses for people who are always on the move. Plains Indians migrated frequently to follow the movements of the buffalo herds. An entire Plains Indian village could have their tepees packed up and ready to move within an hour.Rate this question:
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- 7.
The __________ Indians lived in the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River.
- A.
Inuit (Artic)
- B.
Kwakiutl (Northwest)
- C.
Nez Perce (Plateau)
- D.
Pawnee (Plains)
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D. Pawnee (Plains) -
- 8.
The Kwakiutl (Indians of the Northwest Coast) built what type of house or dwelling?
- A.
Plank houses
- B.
Tepees
- C.
Chickees
- D.
Earthen houses
Correct Answer
A. Plank housesExplanation
Plank houses are good houses for people in cold climates with lots of tall trees that do not migrate because it takes a long time to build a plank house. Only the coastal Indians uses plank houses as fishing supplied them with food and they did not need to migrate.Rate this question:
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- 9.
The Hopi (Southwest) Indians lived in what type of house or dwelling.
- A.
Tepees
- B.
Longhouse
- C.
Pueblo
- D.
Kachina
Correct Answer
C. PuebloExplanation
Adobe houses (also known as pueblos) are good homes to build in a warm, dry climate where adobe can be easily mixed and dried. These are homes for farming people who have no need to move their village to a new location.Rate this question:
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- 10.
The Inuit (Artic) Indians built what type of house or dwelling?
- A.
Tepee
- B.
Chickee
- C.
Wigwam or igloo
- D.
Daub house
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C. Wigwam or iglooExplanation
Igloos are good houses for the polar region, where the earth is frozen, the snow cover is deep, and there are few trees. Snow is a good insulator, and dense blocks of ice offer good protection against the arctic winds. If the Inuit migrated, they often built a cross between a wigwam and a tepee because it was easier to transport.Rate this question:
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- 11.
The ____________ Indians settled in what is now known as Mexico and the southwestern area of the United States.
- A.
Seminole (Southeastern)
- B.
Pawnee (Plains)
- C.
Hopi (Southwest)
- D.
Inuit (Artic)
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C. Hopi (Southwest) -
- 12.
The _________ Indians lived in an area that stretched from the Bering Strait to Greenland.
- A.
Nez Perce (Plateau)
- B.
Hopi (Southwest)
- C.
Inuit (Artic)
- D.
Seminole (Southeastern)
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C. Inuit (Artic) -
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