People of the West Region

Which of the following is NOT an example of the traditional Tlingit way of life?

•a. During the summer they lived in small wooden homes near hunting and fishing grounds.

•b. The designs of totem poles and Chilkat blankets told stories.

•c. They carved wooden canoes for hunting and fishing.

•d. They did not communicate with other tribes.

Which is NOT a way in which the Tlingit used the natural resources in their region?

•A. They celebrated important events in their lives.

•b. They built homes from large planks of wood.

•c. They fished for salmon.

•d. They hunted deer and seals.

Why do the Tlingit hold potlatches?

•a. demonstrate Tlingit dances to tourists

•b. teach children how to hunt and fish

•c. show products of the Tlingit craftspeople

•d. celebrate important events in a family’s life

How are potlatches today different from potlatches held in the past?

•A. Today’s gifts often include money and household goods.

•b. The host provides food for the guests to eat.

•c. The host and honored guests made speeches.

•d. People participate in dancing.

How are the lives of some Tlingit today similar to the lives of their ancestors?

•a. They earn money in the logging industry.

•b. They live on the same land.

•c. They live in villages of modern homes.

•d. They are part of the Sealaska Corporation.

Why did people explore the West?

•A. to hunt in the Appalachian Mountains

•b. to find a way to reach the Mississippi River

•c. to find riches

•d. to become Catholic

How is the climate of Hawaii similar to the climate of California?

•A. It became a ghost town.

•b. It grew into a large city.

•c. It was named the state capital.

•d. Businesses boarded up their windows and closed.

What might have occurred to cause a boom town to become a ghost town?

•A. A boom town was deserted once the area was mined.

•b. Businesses became successful and the town grew.

•c. Ghost towns sprang up wherever gold was discovered.

•d. Cattle drives took over the boom towns.

What changes occurred in the West to give the “Wild West” its name?

• A William “Buffalo Bill” Cody formed a popular theater show known as the “Wild West.”

• b. Colorful and often violent characters in boom towns and “cow towns” created a lasting legend.

• c. Herds of horses, cows, and other animals were allowed to roam wild throughout the region.

• d. Once gold was discovered in Alaska, thousands of Californians rushed to claim it.

Which of the following statements about the West is NOT true?

•A. Alaska and Hawaii joined the Union in the same year.

•b. The Western territories became states between 1850 and 1959.

•c. The United States purchased Alaska for about two cents an acre.

•d. Alaska was the fiftieth state to enter the Union.

Why is Los Angeles a popular place to visit and live?

•A. The area has a sunny, pleasant climate.

•b. Tourism is not an important industry.

•c. Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States.

•d. Excellent fruits and vegetables are grown nearby.

Which of the following is an important industry in Seattle?

•A. entertainment

•b. mining

•c. salt

•d. computer software

How does tourism in Salt Lake City differ from tourism in Los Angeles?

•A. In Salt Lake City, tourists enjoy winter sports, such as skiing.

•b. Salt Lake City does not attract many tourists to its area.

•c. Tourism is a very important industry in Salt Lake City.

•d. In Salt Lake City, tourists visit beaches and amusement parks.

Which of the following products is NOT imported to the United States from Pacific Rim countries?

•A. timber

•b. cars

•c. clothing

•d. electronic equipment

From which country does the United States import many automobiles?

•A Australia

•b. China

•c. Malaysia

•d. Japan

This is a feast often held to celebrate important events in the life of a Native American

•A. potlatch

•b. totem

•c. prospector

•d. anniversary

Programs that help computers run certain functions?

•A. hardware

•b. minecraft

•c. computer software

•d. monitors

These are tall posts carved with images of people and animals

•A. telephone poles

•b. totem poles

•c. potlatch poles

•d. trees

This is a fast-growing tow located near the discovery of gold, silver, or other valuable metal ore?

•A. boom town

•b. ghost town

•c. our town

•d. prospector

This is the name for a town that was deserted once the metal ore in the are a was mined

•A. boom town

•b. potlatch

•c. totem

•d. ghost town

A place on a mountain above which no trees can grow•A. reforest

•b. tundra

•c. volcano

•d. timber line

Summarize how, when, and by whom missions were set up in what is today southern California. (3 points)

•n the late 1700s Father Junípero Serra left his mission to set up the first California mission in 1769. By 1823 the Franciscans had built 21 missions in California. These missions served both Native Americans and Spanish settlers.

Sequence How did boom towns become ghost towns? Write the events in the order in which they happened. (5 points)

•A boom town sprang up wherever gold, silver, or other valuable metal ore was discovered. As prospectors moved to the area, new businesses were needed. When the metal ore was mined, people moved away. Businesses were unable to survive without the booming population, and they eventually closed.