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.
Caddo, southern plains and forests
Cherokee, southeast
Ojibwe, Great Lakes
Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands
A.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
B.Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash
C.Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes
D.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Lakota, Great Plains
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
A.Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis
B.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
C.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
D.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.4.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Caddo, southern plains and forests — D (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 2. Cherokee, southeast — A (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 3. Ojibwe, Great Lakes — C (Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes) 4. Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands — B (Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash)
2.1. Lakota, Great Plains — A (Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis) 2. Navajo (Diné), southwest — D (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 3. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — C (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau) 4. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — B (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.