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.
Lakota, Great Plains
Inuit, Arctic
Hopi, southwest desert
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
A.Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis
B.Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land
C.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
D.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
Caddo, southern plains and forests
A.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
B.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
C.Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash
D.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.4.3-5 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Lakota, Great Plains — A (Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis) 2. Inuit, Arctic — D (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses) 3. Hopi, southwest desert — B (Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land) 4. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — C (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau)
2.1. Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands — C (Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash) 2. Navajo (Diné), southwest — A (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 3. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — D (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes) 4. Caddo, southern plains and forests — B (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.