Arctic People
Describe the Arctic environment.
Cold and near the ocean
Describe the Southwest environment.
They live in the desert where it is mostly hot all year round but cool in the winter evenings.
Describe the Polynesian environment.
An island that is mostly hot, has a lot of rainfall, sometimes has volcanos and hurricanes.
Describe the Iroquois environment.
In the woods and experiences all four seasons.
What portion of the United States did the Cherokee live in? (North, South, East, and West)
Southeast
How did the Arctic peoples get their food?
Mostly through hunting and gathering.
How did the Southwest get their food?
They farmed and watered their crops using irrigation.
How did Polynesians get water?
They used the rainfall that was collected in wells.
How did the Iroquois get their food?
They fished, farmed, and hunted.
How did the Cherokee get their food?
Farming, hunting and gathering.
How did the Arctic peoples travel duringa blizzard?
Using sled dogs
Why didn't the Southwest tribes hunt?
Not enough animals lived in the desert.
How did the Polynesians get their food?
They mostly fished and farmed for their food.
Describe the Iroquois homes.
They are longhouses made of tree and bark. They housed up to 20 families and were able to have a fire on the inside.
How many leaders did the Cherokee have and what were their jobs?
They had two leaders one for times of peace and the other for times of war.
Describe an aluet home.
Partially underground to prevent againts predators and the cold.
Describe one of the Southwest homes.
Cliffdwellings, adobe made out of mud or clay, and hogans made out of wood and mud.
How did Polynesian tribes get to their islands.
They traveled by canoe traveling from island to island.
The mothers council and there were originally 5 leaders and later 6.
They walked or used canoes and eventually received horses from the Europeans.
What is an example of the arctic peoples adapting to their environment?
Building partially underground homes to stay warm, using sled dogs for transportation, using whale blubber for fuel etc.
What is an example of the Southwest people adapting to their environment?
Using irrigation to water crops, building homes out of materials that keep them cool in the heat etc.
What is an example of the Polyensian people adapting to their environment?
Navigating the ocean to find their ways to islands etc.
What is an example of the Iroquois adapting to their environment?
Snow shoes that helped them hunt, longhouses kept them warm in the winter etc .
What is an example of the Cherokee adapting to their environment?
Made wattle or daub homes out of resources around the like tree logs etc.