Native American Cultures — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Plains people lived in longhouses made of wood.
Corrected: Plains people lived in tepees made of buffalo hides.
The corrected sentence is: "Plains people lived in tepees made of buffalo hides.". The original sentence "Plains people lived in longhouses made of wood." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
2. Fix the sentence:
The Inuit of the Arctic built pueblos from clay.
Corrected: The Inuit of the Arctic built igloos from snow and ice.
The corrected sentence is: "The Inuit of the Arctic built igloos from snow and ice.". The original sentence "The Inuit of the Arctic built pueblos from clay." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
3. Fix the sentence:
Eastern Woodlands tribes hunted buffalo on open grasslands.
Corrected: Eastern Woodlands tribes farmed and hunted deer in the forests.
The corrected sentence is: "Eastern Woodlands tribes farmed and hunted deer in the forests.". The original sentence "Eastern Woodlands tribes hunted buffalo on open grasslands." contained an error that needed to be fixed.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Plains tribes followed herds of buffalo for food and clothing.
The buffalo provided Plains peoples with meat for food, hides for clothing and tepee covers, and bones for tools.
2. The Inuit people lived in the cold Arctic region.
The Inuit lived in the Arctic, the coldest region of North America, near the far north.
3. Eastern Woodlands people built long wooden homes called longhouses.
Longhouses were large wooden structures where several related families lived together.
4. Northwest Coast tribes carved tall wooden totem poles.
Totem poles were tall carved wooden poles that told stories about a family's history and honored important events.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The Plains region has wide, flat grasslands.
True False
The statement is true based on Native American cultures.
2. Southwest tribes lived in tepees made of animal hides.
True False
The statement is false; check the facts about Native American cultures carefully.
3. Geography affected the way Native American groups lived.
True False
The statement is true based on Native American cultures.