Vocabulary
Regions
Tribes
Resources
Miscellaneous
100
This is a flat-topped hill with steep sides.
What is mesa.
100
This region has hot days, cold nights, and gets little rainfall.
What is the Southwest.
100
This tribe uses buffalo hide to make their homes called tepees.
What are the Sioux.
100
The Sioux used what animal's skin to build their homes, make shields, and create blankets.
What are buffalo.
100
This landform is a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
What is a gorge.
200
These are man made objects from the past.
What are artifacts.
200
This region has tall grasses, but very few trees because of a lack of rain.
What are the Great Plains.
200
This tribe used adobe to create their homes in the desert.
Who are the Hopi tribe.
200
The Kwakiutl tribe used resources like local trees to create this artifact.
What are totem poles.
200
Hopi women wore this material to keep cool in the summer.
What is cotton.
300
The practice of moving from place to place to find resources.
What is nomadic.
300
This is the region we live in; it has cold winters and hot summers.
What are the Eastern Woodlands.
300
This tribe built their winter homes partly underground.
Who are the Yakama tribe.
300
The Pomos used this natural resource to make beads which they used for money.
What are clam shells.
300
The Sioux people painted these on their shields because they believed they would protect themselves.
What are images from their dreams.
400
These are areas where similar cultures of ways of life develope.
What are cultural regions.
400
This region is humid and hot with lots of swamps.
What is the Southeast.
400
This tribe uses tree bark to make their homes called wigwams.
Who are the Algonquin tribe.
400
The Seminoles used this animal's skin to make pants to protect their legs from saw grass.
What are deer.
400
The Kwakiutls used this waterproof material to make clothes.
What is cedar bark.
500
This is a way of living; includes food, music, and beliefs.
What is culture.
500
This region has rocky beaches; it has cold winters and mild summers with lots of rain.
What is the Northwest Coast.
500
This tribe piled bark around a central pole to create their homes which looked like upsidedown ice-cream cones.
Who are the Pomo tribe.
500
The Yakamas ate this type of root which was common in their environment.
What is camas root.
500
This tribe is believed to be the ancestors of the Hopi tribe.
Who are the Anasazi tribe.
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