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Native Nations and Their Lands

Grade 4 Social Studies Worksheet

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Circle the answer.

1.
Ojibwe families gather wild rice from canoes each fall. What does this show?
- They use a resource from Great Lakes waters.
- They follow bison herds across the Plains.
- They farm corn in dry desert soil.
- They live on the rainy Pacific coast.
2.
Lewis and Clark got help from the Nez Perce in 1805. What did the Nez Perce know that helped?
- how to build a railroad
- routes through the mountains and rivers
- how to sail ships across the Atlantic
- where gold could be found in California
3.
Pueblo peoples built homes of adobe, a sun-dried clay. Why did adobe suit the Southwest?
- Clay came from cedar forests.
- Clay walls floated above wetland water.
- Thick clay walls stayed cool in hot sun.
- Clay homes could be packed on horses.
4.
The Seminole built chickees, open shelters with raised floors. Why did chickees fit Florida?
- They kept out deep winter snow.
- They held heat in during cold winters.
- They stayed dry in a warm, wet place.
- They could be packed onto horses.
5.
The Hopi live on high mesas in Arizona, where little rain falls. Which crop did they grow there?
- cranberries in wet bogs
- rice in flooded fields
- oranges in warm groves
- corn suited to dry soil

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About this worksheet

Native Nations and their lands asks students to connect specific nations with homelands, resources, histories, and continuing cultures asks fourth graders to use civic, geographic, historical, or economic evidence instead of choosing a familiar-sounding word. Students may treat Native peoples as one group or only in the past, which hides the distinct lands, governments, languages, and choices of each nation. This worksheet keeps each question tied to a concrete classroom, community, map, source, or market situation so students must decide what the evidence shows. Students use specific nation names, connect land and resources to lifeways, choose respectful evidence, and avoid broad stereotypes when comparing communities.

Support versions use close-to-home examples and direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add similar choices that require closer reading of the role, location, source, or tradeoff. Ask your child to underline the clue in the prompt before choosing. If an option is true in general but does not match the exact situation, it is probably a distractor. That habit builds the evidence reading needed for later history and civics work.

What your child will learn

Name specific Native Nations
Connect lands and resources
Use respectful evidence
Avoid stereotypes

C3 Framework standard: D2.His.2.3-5

Worked example

Tlingit homelands along the Pacific Northwest coast connect to salmon, cedar, ocean travel, and community traditions.

Common mistake

Using one general statement for all Native Nations instead of reading the specific land and evidence.

Helpful hint

Look for the nation name, the land, and the resource evidence together.

Next skill: Exploration and Settlement Earlier: Regions of the United States

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with native nations and their lands?

Using one general statement for all Native Nations instead of reading the specific land and evidence.

How can I help my child with native nations and their lands?

Look for the nation name, the land, and the resource evidence together.

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