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
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Lakota, Great Plains
A.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
B.Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis
C.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
D.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Cherokee, southeast
Hopi, southwest desert
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
Ojibwe, Great Lakes
A.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
B.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
C.Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes
D.Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land
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Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Inuit, Arctic — C (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses) 2. Caddo, southern plains and forests — A (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 3. Navajo (Diné), southwest — D (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 4. Lakota, Great Plains — B (Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis)
2.1. Cherokee, southeast — A (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 2. Hopi, southwest desert — D (Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land) 3. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — B (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau) 4. Ojibwe, Great Lakes — C (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.