Native Nations and Their Lands

Grade 4 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the answer.

1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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