vocabulary
An area whic shares many similar features
region
Highest mountain chain in the Americas
The Rocky Mountains
Most abundant natural resource in the Eastern Woodlands
trees
Describe how farming changed the lives of the early people
Native Americans were able to settle in one area and develop high populations instead of moving from one area to another to hunt.
This Ocean is on the Western coast of the USA
Pacific Ocean
large groups of people moving
migration
This mountain chain's peaks were eroded
Appalachian mountains
Most abundant natural resource in the Plains
Buffalo
Name a 2 specific ways Native Americans used Buffalo
clothes, shelter, tools
This flat land is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Coastal Plains
large landmass
continent
Name the 3 largest countries in North America
USA, Canada, Mexico
Most abundant natural resources (2) in the Northwest
salmon and whale
A way of life where people constantly move from one place to another to find food.
Nomadic
Describe one way Native Americans governed themselves.
councils, chiefs
Native Americans got to the Americas by crossing Glaciers connecting Asia and North America
Land bridge theory
Name the 5 regions in the United States
West, Northeast, SouthEast,Southwest, Midwest
Describe "division of labor"
Native Americans divided work between men and women.
the vast flat land between America's 2 major mountain chains
Interior plains
Describe in detail the landforms you would cross as you travel the United states from East to west
- coastal plains
- Appalachian mountains
- Interior Plains
- Rocky Mountains
- Great Basin and desserts
- Smaller mountain ranges