Vocab
Big Ideas
Maps
Text Features
Native American Regions
100
What are items from nature that Native Americans used to make things they need?
Natural Resources
100
Why do many indigenous people tell origin stories?
To explain how the Earth and its people came to be.
100
Which continent do most scientists believe that the first Americans came from?
Asia
100
The kiva shown on page 18 is an example from which tribe?
Hopi
100
The Crow Native American tribe lived in what region of the United States?
Plains Region
200
What is the term for the movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new area?
Migration
200
What is an example of big game that the first Americans went in search of as they migrated?
Caribou
200
What two continents did early people migrate to and settle in?
North America and South America
200
What are the four types of environments listed on page 20-21?
Grasslands, Deserts, Mountains, Arctic Ice Fields
200
What region is the state of Michigan in?
Northeast Region or Eastern Woodlands
300
An area where tribe members shared stories is called what?
Kiva
300
What is an example of a natural resource?
Soil, water, minerals, plants.
300
The land bridge connecting Asia and North America is near which body of water?
Bering Sea
300
The inflated sealskins shown hanging from an Inuit tent were used for what purpose?
Floats for hunting
300
The Cherokee people were from what Native American region?
Southeast Region
400
Inuits wearing animal skin for clothes to survive harsh winters is an example of what?
Adaptation
400
Using natural resources for tools, food, and shelter is an example of how Native Americans _______ to their environment?
Adapted
400
As glaciers melted and the sea level rose, which route along the Pacific Ocean allowed humans to enter the Americas?
The Coastal Route
400
The Inuit woman on page 23 is wearing snow goggles, which can be made from what two materials?
Bone or wood
400
The Plateau Region includes what modern state?
Washington
500
Tales that explain where your ancestors come from are called what?
Origin Stories
500
Which of these were the Inuits LEAST LIKELY to make in their environment?
A. snow goggles made from bone
B. an igloo built out of snow and ice
C. a shield made from bison hide
D. a float constructed from sealskin
C - a shield made from bison hide
500
During the last Ice Age, much of North America was covered by these massive ice sheets (shown in white).
Glaciers
500
The pictographs located on page 25 are from Lone Dog, a man from the Sioux tribe in which region?
Great Plains
500
What modern US state is the Desert Region?
Texas