1. 2nd grade First Americans Unit
Jeopardy
2nd grade First Americans Unit
J. Howdyshell
Peak View Elementary

2. American Indian Jeopardy
Regions and Tribes
Climate, Land,
And Plant Life
Homes
Occupations
Transportation
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Final Jeopardy
American Indian Jeopardy

3. $100 Question Regions and Tribes
Name the orange region.
A Eastern Woodlands
B Plains
C Southwest

4. $100 Answer Regions and Tribes
B. Plains ??

5. $200 Question Regions and Tribes
What tribe of American Indians lived in the Southwest region?
A The Lakota
B The Powhatan
C The Pueblo

6. $200 Answer Regions and Tribes
C The Pueblo ??

7. $300 Question Regions and Tribes
Name the yellow region.
A The Eastern Woodlands
B The Plains
C The Southwest

8. $300 Answer Regions and Tribes
C The Southwest ??

9. $400 Question Regions and Tribes
The ____________ people lived in the Plains region.
A The Pueblo
B The Powhatan
C The Lakota

10. $400 Answer Regions and Tribes
C The Lakota ??

11. $500 Question Regions and Tribes
What group lived in the green region?
A Powhatans
B Lakota
C Pueblo

12. $500 Answer Regions and Tribes
A Powhatans

13. $100 Question Homes The people from which region lived in teepees?
A The Southwest
B The Eastern Woodlands
C The Plains

14. $100 Answer Homes
C The Plains ??

15. $200 Question Homes The American Indians of the Southwest
lived in homes called __________.
A Teepees
B Pueblos
C Longhouses

16. $200 Answer Homes
B Pueblos ??

17. $300 Question Homes
The Eastern Woodlands American Indians lived in these houses
A Longhouses
B Teepees
C Pueblos

18. $300 Answer Homes
A Longhouses ??

19. $400 Question Homes What did the Southwest American Indians
make their houses out of?
A Wood and bark
B Buffalo skin
C Stones, logs, and sun-dried clay

20. $400 Answer Homes
C Stones, logs, and sun-dried clay ??

21. $500 Question Homes What materials did the Eastern Woodlands
use to make their homes?
A Wood and bark
B Clay
C Buffalo skins

22. $500 Answer Homes
A Wood and bark ??

23. $100 Question Occupations
What are two occupations of the
Eastern Woodlands groups?
A Hunting and farming
B Farming and being warriors
C Farmers and pottery makers

24. $100 Answer Occupations
A Hunting and farming ??

25. $200 Question Occupations
Which region has only farmers and hunters?
A The Plains
B The Eastern Woodlands
C The Southwest

26. $200 Answer Occupations
C The Southwest ??

27. $300 Question Occupations
The Plains American Indians were ________
and horsemen.
A farmers
B hunters
C fishermen

28. $300 Answer Occupations
B hunters ??

29. $400 Question Occupations
Why didn’t the Lakota farm?
A They didn’t have enough land.
B They moved around a lot.
C They didn’t get enough rain.

30. $400 Answer Occupations
B They moved around a lot. ??

31. $500 Question Occupations
Name the 3 major crops of the Eastern Woodlands.
(hint: “The 3 sisters”)
A Corn, beans, and berries
B Corn, cotton, and squash
C Corn, beans, and squash

32. $500 Answer Occupations
C Corn, beans, and squash ??

33. $100 Question Transportation
Walking was the only form of transportation in what region?
A The Eastern Woodlands
B The Southwest
C The Plains

34. $100 Answer Transportation
B The Southwest ??

35. $200 Question Transportation
The Plains _____________ and ____________
to get from place to place.
A Walked and rode horses
B Walked and ran
C Walked and paddled canoes

36. $200 Answer Transportation
A Walked and rode horses ??

37. $300 Question Transportation
How did the Powhatan get from place to place?
A Walked
B Rode horses
C Walked and paddled canoes

38. $300 Answer Transportation
C Walked and paddled canoes ??

39. $400 Question Transportation
Why didn’t the Plains and Southwest American Indians use canoes?
A They liked to walk
B There wasn’t enough water for a canoe
C Horses were faster

40. $400 Answer Transportation
B There wasn’t enough
water for a canoe. ??

41. $500 Question Transportation
The Lakota did not always have horses. What did they call the horse when they first saw it?
A Big Cow
B Little Pony
C Sacred Dog

42. $500 Answer Transportation
C Sacred Dog ??

43. $100 Question Climate, Land, and Plant Life
What is the climate of the
Eastern Woodlands region?
A Hot, humid summers and mild winters
B Hot summers and harsh winters
C Warm summers and cold winters

44. $100 Answer Climate, Land, and Plant Life
A Hot, humid summers
and mild winters ??

45. $200 Question Climate, Land, and Plant Life
Which region has hot days, cold nights, and little rainfall?
A Plains
B Eastern Woodlands
C Southwest

46. $200 Answer Climate, Land, and Plant Life
C Southwest ??

47. $300 Question Climate, Land, and Plant Life
What was the climate in the Plains region?
A Warm summers, cold winters
B Humid summers, cold winters, little rain
C Hot summers and harsh, cold winters

48. $300 Answer Climate, Land, and Plant Life
C Hot summers and
harsh, cold winters ??

49. $400 Question Climate, Land, and Plant Life
What region has high flatlands and cactuses?
A The Eastern Woodlands
B The Southwest
C The Plains

50. $400 Answer Climate, Land, and Plant Life
B The Southwest ??

51. $500 Question Climate, Land, and Plant Life
The Plains region has what type of land?
A Rolling hills, prairies, and plains
B Mountains, rivers, coastland, and forests
C High flatlands, desert, and cactuses

52. $500 Answer Climate, Land, and Plant Life
A Rolling hills, prairies, and plains ??

53. Final Jeopardy Why did the Plains American Indians have to
move their village so often?
Why could the Eastern Woodlands and
Southwest people stay in one place?

54. Final Jeopardy
The Plains groups hunted for food,
so they had to follow the buffalo
wherever the herd went. The
Eastern Woodlands and Southwest
groups farmed, so they didn’t have
to follow their food.