1. Based on the rainy, forested environment of the Northwest Coast, which of the following items would have been most common for the Kwakiutl to create?
- A. Clay pots for farming.
- B. Sun-dried brick homes.
- C. Large carved wooden poles.
- D. Clothing from woven cotton.
2. What is the main reason that different Native American groups developed very different ways of life?
- A. They had different kinds of leaders.
- B. They adapted to the specific environments where they lived.
- C. They traded with different groups of settlers.
- D. They followed different sets of laws.
3. The Kwakiutl people of the Northwest Coast lived in a region with many large forests. How did this specific resource affect their culture?
- A. They became skilled at building homes and carving objects from wood.
- B. They primarily hunted animals on open grasslands.
- C. They developed farming methods suited for dry soil.
- D. They constructed their homes mainly from clay and stone.
4. Why did the Hopi people in the dry Southwest often build their homes from sun-dried clay and stone?
- A. These materials were considered more valuable than wood.
- B. They learned this method from tribes in the Northwest.
- C. There were very few trees available in their desert environment.
- D. Clay and stone were lighter and easier to move.
5. How did the typical shelter of the Kwakiutl in the Northwest Coast differ from that of the Hopi in the Southwest?
- A. The Kwakiutl used animal hides, while the Hopi used bark.
- B. The Kwakiutl built with wood from forests, while the Hopi used clay and stone from the dry land.
- C. Both groups used the same materials but arranged them differently.
- D. The Kwakiutl lived in underground pits, while the Hopi built homes from ice.
6. A group's food, clothing, and shelter are all parts of its culture that are most influenced by the...
- A. group's name.
- B. environment and its resources.
- C. number of leaders in the group.
- D. artistic styles of their neighbors.
7. What is the process of a group developing a way of life to fit its environment called?
- A. Migration
- B. Adaptation
- C. Tradition
- D. Region
8. The fact that some early Native American groups built homes from wood while others used clay shows that they...
- A. followed instructions from a single leader.
- B. had limited skills in building.
- C. used the natural resources found in their specific areas.
- D. preferred to live in different types of climates.
9. Which of the following best describes the 'culture' of an early Native American group?
- A. The weather patterns in their region
- B. The total number of people in their tribe
- C. Their entire way of life, including tools, food, and stories
- D. The geographic size of their territory
10. What is the primary reason that Native American cultures were so different from one another?
- A. They lived in many different types of environments.
- B. They were constantly at war with each other.
- C. They all spoke completely different languages.
- D. They were told to be different by their elders.