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.
Set 6 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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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.
Ojibwe, Great Lakes
Lakota, Great Plains
Caddo, southern plains and forests
Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau
A.Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau
B.Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages
C.Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes
D.Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast
Cherokee, southeast
Seminole, Florida
Inuit, Arctic
A.Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes
B.Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses
C.Built chickees, open-sided homes with palm-thatched roofs, in wetlands
D.Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.4.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Nations of North America
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ojibwe, Great Lakes — C (Harvested wild rice from birchbark canoes) 2. Lakota, Great Plains — D (Followed the bison herds on horseback and lived in tipis) 3. Caddo, southern plains and forests — B (Lived in tall grass-covered houses in farming villages) 4. Nez Perce, Columbia Plateau — A (Bred spotted Appaloosa horses on the plateau)
2.1. Tlingit, Pacific northwest coast — A (Fished for salmon and built cedar plank houses and canoes) 2. Cherokee, southeast — D (Farmed in river valleys; Sequoyah created a way to write their language) 3. Seminole, Florida — C (Built chickees, open-sided homes with palm-thatched roofs, in wetlands) 4. Inuit, Arctic — B (Hunted seals from kayaks and whales from larger boats; some built snow houses)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.