Eastern Woodlands
What type of environment was common in the Eastern Woodlands?
Forests, rivers, lakes, and areas with plenty of rainfall.
What animal was one of the most important resources to many Plains peoples?
Buffalo
What building material was commonly used for homes in the dry Southwest?
Adobe
What was the land area between Asia and North America that may have helped early people migrate into North America?
Beringia
What is something from nature that people can use to meet their needs?
A natural resource
Name three important crops grown by many Eastern Woodland communities.
Corn, beans, and squash
Name two things buffalo hides could be used for.
Examples: clothing, shelter, blankets, or other useful items.
What method helped people in the Southwest grow crops in a dry climate?
Irrigation
What do we call objects such as tools left behind by people long ago?
Artifacts
Name one reason people might choose to settle near a river.
Water, food, transportation, or trade.
What natural resource provided wood for houses, tools, and canoes?
Trees/forests
Why were movable homes useful to some Plains groups?
They could move them when following buffalo herds.
Why did some Great Basin groups move during different seasons?
Food and water were spread out and changed with the seasons.
Why did people begin living differently after moving into different parts of North America?
The regions had different climates, landforms, plants, animals, and natural resources.
What does it mean when two communities trade and begin depending on each other for resources?
They become interdependent.
Give two ways rivers helped Eastern Woodland communities.
Examples: water, fishing, transportation, or trade.
Name three ways buffalo could help meet people’s needs.
Food, clothing, shelter, tools, or other materials.
What important food came from rivers in the Plateau and Pacific Northwest regions?
Salmon
Name two kinds of evidence archaeologists can study to learn about people from long ago.
Examples include artifacts, tools, remains, or ancient settlement sites.
What is an opportunity cost?
Something you give up when you choose one option instead of another.
Why were many Eastern Woodland communities able to live in permanent settlements?
They had reliable resources such as water, forests, animals, and land for farming.
Why would it be incorrect to say that all Plains groups lived the same way?
Some groups moved to follow buffalo, while others lived in permanent or semi-permanent farming villages.
Why were cedar trees especially important in the Pacific Northwest?
Cedar could be used for homes, canoes, baskets, mats, rope, and clothing.
How could the environment cause one Native American group to live differently from another group?
Groups adapted to the resources, climate, and landforms available in their region.
Compare the Great Plains and Southwest. How did geography cause people in these regions to live differently?
Plains groups often depended heavily on buffalo and some used movable homes, while Southwest communities used adobe homes and irrigation because the climate was dry and water was limited.