Geography Maps
Which kind of map would best show rivers and lakes in New York State?
A map that shows physical features like rivers and lakes (such as a physical or topographic map).
Which of the following is a famous water feature in New York?
Niagara Falls
Which Native American group chiefly inhabited much of New York State?
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).
Name one way Native American groups used forests in New York State.
To hunt animals and make shelters.
What did the Haudenosaunee call themselves?
The Haudenosaunee are also called the Iroquois.
Which map type would help people find roads and towns to drive across New York?
A road map (or political map showing cities and roads).
Name two types of landforms found in New York State.
Mountains and lakes (also acceptable: rivers, forests, plains).
The Haudenosaunee traced family through which side?
Through the mother’s side (matrilineal).
Give one example of a traditional craft or activity mentioned that Native people did.
Making pottery and crafts.
How did the Munsee keep their history?
By oral traditions (telling stories from one generation to another).
Name two different kinds of maps you could use to learn about New York’s environment (one showing elevation and one showing land use).
A topographic map (shows elevation) and a land-use or vegetation map (shows forests, farms, cities).
How could mountains affect where people live and travel in New York?
Mountains can make travel harder, cause people to live in valleys, and influence where roads and towns are placed.
Who chose the Haudenosaunee chiefs in their clan system?
Women in the clans chose the chiefs.
How did Native groups use plants and crops in New York?
They planted crops for food and used plants for medicine and materials.
Who chose chiefs for the Haudenosaunee?
The women in the clans chose the chiefs.
If you wanted to learn about where it rains most in New York, which map would you use?
A climate or precipitation map.
Describe how a lake and a river are different and give one way each might be used by people.
A lake is a large body of still water; people may fish or boat there. A river flows and can be used for transportation or powering mills.
How did the Munsee choose their leaders differently than the Haudenosaunee?
The Munsee chose sachems by the whole community, not only by clan women.
What is a wampum belt and which group used it to keep records?
A wampum belt is a belt made of special beads used to remember and tell important stories; the Haudenosaunee used it.
How wampum belts helped the Haudenosaunee?
Wampum belts were made of special beads; each bead had meaning and they used belts like a book to remember history and agreements.
Explain how a physical map and a political map of New York are different and give one example of what each map shows.
A physical map shows natural features (example: mountains, lakes). A political map shows human-made boundaries and places (example: city and county lines).
Explain how New York’s varied geography (mountains, lakes, rivers, forests) would lead to different jobs for people living in different places.
People near forests might hunt or cut timber, near lakes might fish or run ferries, in cities might work in stores or factories, and in valleys might farm.
Explain two differences in decision-making between the Haudenosaunee and the Munsee using evidence from the passage.
The Haudenosaunee used a clan structure with leaders chosen by women and decisions made together by clan members; the Munsee used community-wide selection of sachems who made decisions for everyone.
Describe one way Native Americans’ environment influenced their culture (use an example).
Because of rivers and lakes, groups could fish and travel by canoe, which influenced food, trade, and transportation; forests provided materials for shelters and tools, shaping crafts and hunting practices.
Compare one similarity and one difference between the Haudenosaunee and the Munsee.
Similarity: Both had clans and ways to organize their communities.
Difference: The Haudenosaunee had leaders chosen by clan women and used wampum belts for records; the Munsee had leaders chosen by the whole community and used oral traditions.