Regions
Which region used fishing and whaling as a resource?
Pacific Northwest
What is someone called who hunts for food and also collects berries and nuts?
A hunter-gatherer
The Chumash used deer skins for shelter and clothing (modification or adaptation)
adaptation
What does stationary mean?
Tribes STAYED PUT; they did not move around
True or false: an alliance is when large nations come together for the same goal
True
How did the Eastern Woodland peoples live before the Europeans arrived?
They lived in villages called Wigwams
Geography is the study of __________
the land and bodies of water of a place
If a tribe PERMANENTLY changes its environment, is that an adaptation or a modification?
Modification
True or false: when a tribe had limited access to fishing, they would be considered nomadic.
True
A single leader of a council is called a ___________
Chief
Which region(s) used farming as a source of food?
Desert Southwest, Woodlands, and Great Plains
Economy
True or False: The Ancestral Puebloans adapted their environment by creating irrigation for agriculture
False: they modified their environment
If a tribe had limited hunting and gathering, they were usually a __________ tribe
Stationary
True or false: a confederacy is larger than a league.
False
Which map symbol would represent the type of home the Ancestral Puebloans (a group in the Desert Southwest) lived in?
Multi-story cliff dwelling
Give an example of the climate in one of the regions
- D. SW = hot and dry
- E. Woodlands = warm and cold
- S. Woodlands = hot and rainy
- Pacific NW = rainy
- Great Plains = warm and cold
Give an example of how the Great Plains peoples adapted to their environment.
Great Plains peoples adapted to their environment by using the Bison and deer for food and for clothing
Which region(s) were stationary?
Desert Southwest, and the Woodlands
When many confederacies come together they form ___________
leagues
What was the relationship like for the Eastern Woodland peoples with the land they had?
They felt that they had a responsibility to take care of their land because their land provided resources for them
What are ways of life that are repeated on a regular basis, and are a part of a group's culture?
Customs
Give an example of how the Eastern Woodland peoples modified their environment
- cleared forests to plant crops like corn, beans, and squash
Which region(s) were nomadic?
Pacific Northwest and Great Plains
Why were confederacies formed?
To share resources and to protect each other