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What is a landform?
Name an indigenous group that lives in the Southeast Region
The Cherokee
Name one tribe that lived in the Plateau region?
Name one tribe that lives in The Great Basin
The Shoshone
Name one tribe that lives in the California region.
Yurok
What are natural resources?
Materials from Earth that are used to meet people's needs.
What was the trail of tears?
In the 1800s, The Cherokee were forced to leave there homes and relocate to a reservation in Oklahoma.
Why was storytelling important to the Yakama people?
What did the Shoshone use as canvas for their paintings?
Elk and buffalo hides.
In the Yurok tribe, what determined how wealthy you were?
How much land you owned.
What is climate?
The average temperature of a region over a long period of time.
What types of items did tribes in this region trade?
Luxury items like salt.
What are two landforms that surround the Plateau region
Mountains and rivers
What two mountain ranges are on either side of the Great Basin?
The Sierra Nevada Mountains and The Rocky Mountains
Name at least three landforms in the California region.
1. Deserts
2. The Pacific Ocean
3. Lakes
4. Forest
5. Valleys
6. Mountains
What is culture?
A way of life for a specific group of people that can include their customs, beliefs, art forms, and more.
Name two important bodies of water in the south east region
The Mississippi River and The Gulf of Mexico
What are three types of food native peoples in this region ate?
1. Fish like salmon, trout, and eels
2. Meat like deer, elk, bear, and caribou
3. Plants like roots bulbs, onions, carrots, and berries.
Name four reasons why horses were helpful to the indigenous peoples in the Great Basin?
1. They allowed people to travel faster.
2. They helped people hunt.
3. They expanded trade routes.
4. They changed the way nations were able to fight and protect themselves.
Why did the Yurok mostly trade food?
Because they had a lot of it and it would go bad quickly if they did not trade it.
How do natural resources effect culture?
Natural resources can determine the type of food a culture eats, what materials they have to make tools, shelter and weapons, and how they can trade with other places.
Name two leaders types of leaders the Cherokee tribe had?
A chief that led during wartime and a priest that led during times of peace.
What are two issues that are of concern to the Yakama today?
1. They want to buy their land back.
2. They are worried about the pollution in the Columbia River.
In the Shoshone's religious practices, where would individuals go to help them become pure?
Sweat lodges
Why was storytelling important to the Yurok tribe?
It helped them pass on their religious beliefs.