CSET Practice Test On California Indians

coastline and dense woodlands of towering coast redwoods. Rainfall here is far greater than elsewhere in the state. In this area. a family’s social status was determined by its possession of objects such as woodpecker scalps, large obsidian blades, white deerskins, or strips of the tubular mollusk shells known as dentalia. Leadership in this area rested upon the richest men, who surrounded themselves with their relatives. Tribes in this area include: Yurok, Hupa, and Shasta.

A. The Southern Culture Area

B. The Colorado River Culture Area

C. The Northwestern Culture Area

D. The Great Basin

19. This area includes most of the lands along the eastern border of the state. This area is at the western end of a much larger culture area that extends across Nevada and Utah. Food and

water are scarce in much of this area. The tribes in this area had to move frequently in search of such food as desert rats and rabbits. Tribes include: Tubatulabal and the Owens Valley Paiute.

A. The Great Basin

B. The Colorado River Culture Area

C. The Northwestern Culture Area

D. The Central Culture Area

20. The Indians in this area supplemented their hunting and gathering activities with agriculture. They grew corn, beans, and pumpkins in the fertile flood plains along the river. The tribes in this area traded extensively with many tribes, some even as far away as the San