Vocabulary
Define the word "migration".
What is the movement of people?
Houses made from tree materials used by people in the Eastern Woodlands.
What are longhouses?
Three "sister" crops that many early people grew and ate.
What are corn, beans, and squash?
Describe the Eastern Woodlands.
Thick forests; trees were used as a natural resource; close to rivers.
Name one way the people in the Eastern Woodlands adapted to their environment.
Used trees to build homes, make canoes, palisades, and tools.
To adjust your way of living to land and resources around you.
What is adapt?
The people of the Arctic used these shelters to protect themselves from the elements.
Tents and igloos.
These early people hunted whales and seals for food and clothing.
Who are Arctic people?
Describe the Plains.
Between Mississippi River and Rocky Mtns. Fields of grass and dry prairies.
Name one way the Plains people adapted to their environment.
Nomadic people; Utensils, bags, tools, shoes, and clothing made from buffalo.
A group of leaders who meet to make a decision.
What is a council?
These were built into the sides of small canyons by the peoples of the Southwest and West.
What are pueblo or mesas?
This caused many Native American groups to settle into villages rather than continuing to be nomadic.
What is agriculture and farming?
Describe the Southwest and West.
The desert if the southwest with mesas, canyons, cliffs, and mtns.
Name one way the Southwest and West people adapted to their environment?
Little rain, so few trees grew. Water was scarce; Lived far from each other.
To trade or exchange goods.
What is barter?
What a people are called if they move their shelter from place to place.
What is a nomad or nomadic?
These people farmed in the fertile Mississippi River Valley.
Who are the early people of the Plains?
Describe the Pacific Northwest.
Ocean and mountains. Heavy rains and a wet climate.
Name one way the people of the Pacific Northwest adapted to their environment.
Trees grew tall and area provided lots of animals to hunt. Dugout canoes.
A cone shaped Navajo shelter made from mud or adobe.
The Plains people built these for quick set up and take down because they were often on the move for food.
What are tepees and/or lodges?
The early people of the Southwest and West.
Describe the Arctic.
Near the North Pole. Frozen generally year round. Very Cold.
Name one way the people of the Arctic adapted to their environment.
Used seal, fox, and caribou furs to stay warm. Use of animal skin to waterproof. Bones to make tools.