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.
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Seminole, Florida
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
Cherokee, southeast
A.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
B.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
C.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
D.Built chickees, open-sided homes with palm-thatched roofs, in wetlands
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
Lakota, Great Plains
Caddo, southern plains and forests
Wampanoag, New England coast
A.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
B.Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis
C.Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620
D.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
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Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Navajo (Diné), southwest — B (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 2. Seminole, Florida — D (Built chickees, open-sided homes with palm-thatched roofs, in wetlands) 3. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — A (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau) 4. Cherokee, southeast — C (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language)
2.1. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — D (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes) 2. Lakota, Great Plains — B (Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis) 3. Caddo, southern plains and forests — A (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 4. Wampanoag, New England coast — C (Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.