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
Ojibwe, Great Lakes
Hopi, southwest desert
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
A.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
B.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
C.Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land
D.Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Cherokee, southeast
Inuit, Arctic
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
Wampanoag, New England coast
A.Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620
B.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
C.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
D.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
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Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Caddo, southern plains and forests — A (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 2. Ojibwe, Great Lakes — D (Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes) 3. Hopi, southwest desert — C (Built stone and adobe villages on mesas and grew corn in dry land) 4. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — B (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau)
2.1. Cherokee, southeast — B (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 2. Inuit, Arctic — D (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses) 3. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — C (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes) 4. Wampanoag, New England coast — A (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.