Vocabulary
Artifacts
Name That Region
Map
100
The first people to populate the land which later becomes North America are called...
Native Americans
100
Name the Native American group that made the Cedar Bark rain-cape and why.
Kwakiutl in the Northwest Coast: there were lots of cedar trees available and the rain-capes provided protection from the heavy rains.
100
This cultural region extended from the Atlantic Ocean along the Gulf of Mexico, all the way to East Texas. This region was hot and humid, especially in the summer. Part of this region included swamps that were home to animals like deer, alligators and snakes, plants like tall palm and cypress tress. The Seminole lived here.
The Southeast
100
What is the purple region on the map and what tribes lived there?
The Northwest Coast: Tlingit, Chinook, Kwakiutl
200
Different ways of living developed by Native American groups.
Cultures
200
Name the Native American group that made the clay pot and why.
Hopi in the Southwest: clay was easily found and they used the pots to stor and carry scarce water.
200
This cultural region covered a huge area from the Mississipi River valley to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to Texas. The region had hot summers and cold winters. There were few trees, but large grasslands were home to many grazing animals like deer, antelope, and buffalo. The Sioux lived in this region.
The Great Plains
200
What is the light green region on the map and what tribes lived there?
The Southwest: Apache, Hopi
300
Objects made by Native Americans to help them adapt to their environment.
Artifcats
300
Name the Native American group that made the Buffalo-skin teepee and why.
Sioux in the Great Plains: there were few trees but plentiful buffalo, they provided warmth in cold winters, they were easily moved.
300
This cultural region exteneded from the Atlantic Coast through the Ohio Valley to the Mississippi River. The region had four distinct seasions. Streams and rivers crisscrossed the region and wound through forests of oak, maple, and birch trees. The forests were home to such animals as deer, beavers, and turkeys. Algonquian tribes lived in this region.
Eastern Woodlands
300
What is the blue region on the map and what tribes lived there?
The Great Plains: Cheyenne, Pownee, Comanche, Sioux
400
A word used to describe people who move from place to place during different seasons to find available food.
Nomadic
400
Name the Native American group that made the chickee house and why.
Seminoles in the Southeast: there were plentiful palm leaves available; the houses had no walls because of the heat and were built above ground due to the wet land.
400
This cultural region streached from the Pacific Coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains and into the Great Basin. Part of the region was desert, with extreme heat and cold and little rainfall. THe other part had a mild climate and rich resources like huge redwood trees and shores filled with clams and other shellfish. The Pomo lived here.
The California-Intermountain
400
What is the dark green region on the map and what tribes lived there?
The Plateau: Nez Perce, Spokane, Yakima
500
Seven areas where Native Americans developed different ways of living.
Cultural Regions
500
Name the Native American group that made the Birch Bark Canoe and why.
Algonquians in the Eastern Woodlands: birch trees were plentiful and Native Americans here needed to travel the many rivers and streams in this region.
500
This cultural region was located between the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. It had hot summers and freezing winters. Large rivers provided water to the region. Trees grew only near mountains, but other areas had thick grasses and plants like the camas, whose root was an important food. The Yakima lived in this region.
The Plateau
500
What is the pink region on the map and what tribes lived there?
Eastern Woodlands: Iroquois: Mowhawk and Seneca Algonquian: Mohegan and Delaware
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