Flashcards
Desert
CV/MTNs
North Coast
Southern Coast
100
A dry, hot climate.
What is arid.
100
These desert tribes were the only ones to grow pumpkins, corn and squash. Name the tribe.
What are the Cahuilla and the Serrano tribes.
100
Name a tribe from this region.
What are the Pomo, Maidu, Yokuts or Miwok tribes.
100
Name the tribes of this region.
What are Karuk, Hupa and Wiyot.
100
This region juts up next to this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean.
200
Things from the past that are found by archeologists that might help explain another culture.
What are artifacts.
200
A river runs through it.
What is the Colorado River.
200
Name the two major rivers in the central valley region.
What are the Sacramento and the San Joaquin Rivers.
200
What were the canoes made of in this region.
What are hollowed out logs.
200
The black gooey liquid that is a natural resource in this region. When it dries, it seals like glue.
What is tar.
300
Stories passed down by generations.
What are legends.
300
Name the desert in is region.
What is the Mojave Desert.
300
The Miwoks major source of food.
What are acorns.
300
What is the main source of fish in this region.
What is salmon.
300
Name the literature book written about this region. It's main character is a young Native American girl.
What is the Island of Blue Dolphins.
400
A religious leader in a Native American culture.
What is a shaman.
400
The soil in this region was ideal for growing crops because the river floods left this behind.
What is silt.
400
This is another source of water for this region. It flows into the San Francisco Bay.
What is the delta.
400
The fence type device built to capture fish in a river.
What is a weir.
400
Name the tribes of this region.
What are the Gabrielino and the Chumash.
500
An elder or family member that lived a long time ago.
What is an ancestor.
500
This is the only region where you kind find this kind of bowl or pot.
What is clay.
500
Describe the type of houses for this region.
What is dome shaped huts made of grass and tule.
500
Describe the climate in this region.
What is cold, rainy, and foggy.
500
Name three food sources from this region.
What are fish, sea lions, clams, berries, crab and mussels.
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