Maps & Locations
These imaginary lines run east and west around Earth and help tell how far north or south a place is.
Latitude
What is it called when people grow crops and raise animals?
Agriculture
What is an artifact?
An object made or used by people in the past
Which tribe lived along the Southern California coast and used wooden plank canoes called tomols?
Chumash
Give three ways rivers or streams helped early California people.
fresh water, fish/food, canoe travel, trade, water for growing crops.
What line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
California's Mountain region supplies an important resource to many farms and cities. What is it?
Water
Why did different cultures develop in different parts of California?
Landforms and environments could make travel difficult and groups had different resources.
Which group lived in the Central Valley and used resources such as acorns, fish, and tule reeds?
Yokuts
What did the Chumash sometimes use as money when trading?
Shells/beads
What map feature explains what symbols on a map mean?
Map Key/ Legend
What does irrigation mean?
Bringing water to crops in fields
Why were rivers and streams important to early California people?
They provided water, fish/food, travel and trade routes, and water for growing crops.
Which group lived near the Colorado River and used river water to grow crops?
Mohave
What resource was ground into flour and used to make foods such as bread?
Acorns
These imaginary lines run north and south from pole to pole and help tell how far east or west a place is.
Longitude
How did the Colorado River help the Mohave?
It left fertile soil for farming.
Name one way baskets were useful to the Chumash.
gathering/carrying food such as acorns; storing food or belongings; holding water; cooking with heated stones.
Why were tomols important to the Chumash?
They helped people travel and fish on the ocean.
What natural material was used like glue to help hold shelters together?
Sap
A map uses symbols for roads, rivers, and cities. Where should you look to understand those symbols?
Map key/legend
A farmer brings water from a river to crops in a field. What practice is the farmer using?
Irrigation
Why might early California groups have different homes, foods, or tools from one another?
They lived in different environments and had different resources available.
Why did the Modoc move to different places during different seasons?
Different foods and resources were available at different times.
What material did the Chumash use to build tomols?
Redwood trees