Eastern Woodlands
These large groups of trees can be found in the Eastern Woodlands region.
What are forests?
Made of snow and ice, this type of home is common in the Arctic.
What is an igloo?
These protective tools were made from buffalo hide, and were decorated with paintings of warriors' dreams.
What are shields?
This type of biome includes high water, a humid climate, and tall grasses.
What is a swampland/marshland?
These long, shallow boats need paddles in order to move through the region's many rivers.
What are kayaks/canoes?
This sea mammal's fat can be used as a method of starting fires.
What are sea lions/seals?
A common hunting tool, the Sioux took a wooden stick and a stone on the end to create this.
What is a spear?
This popular vegetable, also called maize, can grow in very dry, warm environments.
What is corn?
These long, wooden homes were built by indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodland region.
What are wigwams?
Waterproof hats and clothes were made from this resource in the Northwest Coast region.
What is cedar park/wood?
What is buffalo?
This type of clothing was created by the Seminole to protect their lower legs from the long sawgrass, mosquitoes, and bacteria in the region.
What are leggings?
This natural resource found on birds was used by many American Indians, including the Iriquois, to make headresses.
What are feathers?
Carved from wood, these symbols of the Northwest Coast helped represent certain tribes and leaders.
What are totems?
These homes were made of animal hide, and held up by wooden sticks.
What are teepees?
The homes of the Seminole often lacked this, which allowed chill breezes to pass through.
What are walls?
This type of climate refers to mild weather year-round, with all four seasons.
What is temperate?
During the Ice Age, this appeared between Siberia and Russia that allowed hunters to cross to North America.
What is a land bridge?
Before calendars, this helped the Sioux recount different events in their history.
What is a winter count?
This type of home contained many stories, and was made of either clay or stone. In Spanish, it means 'house'.
What is pueblo?