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What is the word for how a group of people live and their customs?
Culture
What tall landforms are rocky and reach high into the sky?
Mountains
What season has red, orange, and yellow leaves?
autumn or fall
What tool on a map shows North, South, East, and West?
Compass
Which of the following items is an ar fact? A. a gorge B. a culture C. a backpack D. an old clay pot
an old clay pot
Ancient Puebloans built homes in these tall rock formations. What are they?
Cliffs
What animals hunt other animals for food?
predators
What do we call the animals that get hunted?
Prey
In the Southwest, there are many [artifact, culture, gorge, mesas], or flat-topped hills with steep sides.
mesas
Some tribes were nomadic because A. they enjoyed different climates.
B. they traded with other tribes.
C. they needed to follow sources of food.
D. they build large houses made of hide
they needed to follow sources of food
What crop with yellow kernels did Ancient Puebloans grow?
Corn
What did Ancient Puebloans make bowls and containers from?
clay
An object made by a group of people is called a
Artifact
A(n) [artifact, nomadic, gorge, mesa] is a narrow, deep valley with steep sides
gorge
Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry? A. ocean B. mountains C. high desert D. redwood forest
oceans
What is rain and snow called when it falls from the sky?
Precipitation
What ocean animals build reefs underwater?
Coral
What breaks down dead plants and animals in nature?
decomposers
Each Native American group developed its own [artifact, culture, gorge, mesa], or way of living.
culture
Native Americans of the Plateau region got water from A. community wells. B. cactus stalks. C. large rivers. D. heavy rainfall.
large rivers
What dry, sandy place gets very little rain?
Desert
What green-blue stone is shown in the Native American jewelry?
Some Native Americans were- [artifact, culture, nomadic, mesa], or moved from place to place.
nomadic
Which animal—used for shelter, clothing, and shields—was so important to the Western Dakotas that they considered it sacred? A. bear B. bison C. eagle D. horse
bison
Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from A. rocks and clay bricks. B. animal skins and poles. C. small trees and bark or mats. D. underground holes and grass.
small trees and bark or mats.