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.
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands
Wampanoag, New England coast
A.Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash
B.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
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
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Inuit, Arctic
Navajo (Diné), southwest
Cherokee, southeast
Caddo, southern plains and forests
A.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
B.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
C.Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans
D.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
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Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — D (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes) 2. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — B (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau) 3. Haudenosaunee, northeast woodlands — A (Built bark longhouses and grew corn, beans and squash) 4. Wampanoag, New England coast — C (Grew corn, fished and gathered shellfish; helped the Pilgrims who came in 1620)
2.1. Inuit, Arctic — A (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses) 2. Navajo (Diné), southwest — C (Raised sheep, wove wool blankets and lived in hogans) 3. Cherokee, southeast — B (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 4. Caddo, southern plains and forests — D (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.