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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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.
Inuit, Arctic
Caddo, southern plains and forests
Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
A.Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash
B.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
C.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
D.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Wampanoag, New England coast
Seminole, Florida
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Hopi, southwest desert
A.Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620
B.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
C.Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land
D.Built chickees, open-sided homes with palm-thatched roofs, in wetlands
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Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Inuit, Arctic — D (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses) 2. Caddo, southern plains and forests — B (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 3. Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands — A (Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash) 4. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — C (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes)
2.1. Wampanoag, New England coast — A (Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620) 2. Seminole, Florida — D (Built chickees, open-sided homes with palm-thatched roofs, in wetlands) 3. Navajo (Diné), southwest — B (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 4. Hopi, southwest desert — C (Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.