Compare maps of the world in ancient times with current political maps. Use the maps below to answer the following question:

Political map of North and Central America. The United States appears in between Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Alaska is seen as a peninsula off of western Canada. The Pacific Ocean borders the continent on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. In the United States, the cities of Seattle on the northwest coast, San Francisco and Los Angeles on central and south west coast, respectively, Phoenix in the southwest, Dallas and Houston in the central south, with Houston bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Chicago in the central plains area, on the coast of Lake Michigan, Atlanta in the southwest, and Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D. C. in the northeast are labeled. Miami on the southern tip of the Florida peninsula also is labeled. In Central America, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are labeled, from north to south, starting on the Mexican border, and ending on the South American border. Islands off the coast of the Florida peninsula include Cuba, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

A map of North America showing the regions of Native American cultures.

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Which city was located in the Northwest Native American cultural region? (1 point)

a
Seattle

b
Miami

c
Houston

d
Washington, D. C.