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Native American Cultural Areas

Grade 3 Social Studies Worksheet

NameDate

Write the region that fits each clue.

Word bank

Northwest Coast
Plains
Southwest
Eastern Woodlands

Flat-topped hills called mesas rise from the desert here. Region:
People of this region built plank houses from cedar and carved tall totem poles. Region:
People here lived in tipis made of buffalo hides on poles. Region:
Cactus and yucca grew in this dry land, and people used them for food and rope. Region:
Bison gave meat for food and hides for clothing and shelter here. Region:
People carved large canoes from cedar logs to travel on the ocean and rivers. Region:
Salmon from the rivers and the ocean were a main food here. Region:
The Great Lakes, rivers and woodlands gave people fish, game and wood in this region. Region:

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About this worksheet

Long before European settlers arrived, Native American peoples lived across North America, and the land they lived on shaped their homes, food and ways of life. Social studies groups them into cultural areas. On the Northwest Coast, people used cedar for plank houses and canoes and ate salmon. On the Plains, many peoples followed bison and lived in tipis. In the dry Southwest, people built adobe pueblos and farmed with careful use of water.

In the Eastern Woodlands, people lived in bark longhouses and farmed corn, beans and squash. On this worksheet your child reads a clue about land, homes or food and writes the region from the word bank. Many peoples live in these regions today, and each nation has its own history and culture; this worksheet is a first look.

What your child will learn

Name four Native American cultural areas
Say how the land and weather shaped homes and food
Match a clue about land, homes or food to its region

C3 Framework standard: D2.His.1.3-5, D2.Geo.2.3-5

Worked example

Peoples who followed bison across wide grassland and lived in tipis lived on the Plains.

Common mistake

Thinking all Native American peoples lived the same way, in the same kind of home.

Helpful hint

Think about the land: forest, grassland, desert or ocean coast?

Earlier: Cultures and Communities

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with native american cultural areas?

Thinking all Native American peoples lived the same way, in the same kind of home.

How can I help my child with native american cultural areas?

Think about the land: forest, grassland, desert or ocean coast?

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