Vocabulary
To move from one place and establish a home in a new place.
Migrate
Flat grasslands, few trees
Great Plains
Cold, often covered in snow, few plants
Arctic
True or False: Indigenous people generally viewed themselves as being part of the land.
True
All of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
Very dry with canyons, mountains, and deserts
Southwest
Variety of climates and features, from plains to mountains to valleys
California
In which cultural region would iglus meet the housing needs of the people?
Arctic
A people’s identity and way of life, including customs, food, dwellings, family structure, ethics, and health/medicine
Culture
Coastal plains, swamps, plenty of rivers
Southeast
Fished and hunted seals, sea lions, and whales to meet their needs
Northwest Coast
In which cultural region would hunting bison meet the needs of the people?
Great Plains
A people’s identity and way of life, including customs, food, dwellings, family structure, ethics, and health/medicine
Culture
Cold winters, warm summers, plenty of forests and streams
Eastern Woodlands
Built log frame houses and use hollowed-out logs as canoes to meet their needs
Eastern Woodlands
Which resource did White colonizers want to take from Indigenous people and use for themselves?
Farmland
An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language
Cultural Region
Lots of rain, thick forests
Northwest Coast
DOUBLE POINTS: Long cold winters and gentle summers, covered with grass and sagebrush
Plateau
What event both decreased resources and forced indigenous peoples off of their land?
Westward Expansion