Nations of North America is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how Native nations' ways of life fit their environments, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.4.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Nations of North America
D2.Geo.4.3-5
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All of these nations exist today. Draw a line from each nation to how its people traditionally lived.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
Wampanoag, New England coast
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
A.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
B.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
C.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
D.Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Cherokee, southeast
Caddo, southern plains and forests
Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands
Ojibwe, Great Lakes
A.Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes
B.Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash
C.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
D.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.4.3-5 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — A (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau) 2. Wampanoag, New England coast — D (Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620) 3. Navajo (Diné), southwest — C (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 4. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — B (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes)
2.1. Cherokee, southeast — C (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 2. Caddo, southern plains and forests — D (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 3. Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands — B (Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash) 4. Ojibwe, Great Lakes — A (Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.