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.
Cherokee, southeast
Inuit, Arctic
Lakota, Great Plains
Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands
A.Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash
B.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
C.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
D.Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
Hopi, southwest desert
Ojibwe, Great Lakes
A.Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes
B.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
C.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
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 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cherokee, southeast — C (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 2. Inuit, Arctic — B (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses) 3. Lakota, Great Plains — D (Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis) 4. Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands — A (Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash)
2.1. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — C (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau) 2. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — B (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes) 3. Hopi, southwest desert — D (Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land) 4. Ojibwe, Great Lakes — A (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.