Eastern Woodlands
Plains
Southwest
Miscellaneous
Climate and Environment
100

What was the name of the houses built in the Eastern Woodlands?

Longhouses

100

What were the homes of the Plains called?

Teepees

100

What homes were built in the Southwest?

Multi-story terraced buildings
100

Which group of Indigenous peoples moved around the region to hunt for buffalo and later used horses for transportation?

Plains

100

Which area of Indigenous peoples has hot days, cold nights, and little rainfall?

Southwest

200

What materials were used to build long houses?

wood, bark/reed

200

What were the two occupations of the Plains Indigenous Peoples?

Hunters and horsemen

200

What were the 2 occupations of the Southwest tribes?

Farmers and hunters
200

Describe the land of the Southwest.

Dry, high flatlands

200

Which area of Indigenous peoples has hot summers and harsh, cold winters?

Plains

300

What were the 3 occupations of tribes in the Eastern Woodlands?

Fisherman, hunters, and farmers

300

What ways did the Plains tribes get from place to place?

Walked and rode horses

300

What were the homes of the Southwest made out of?

Mixture of clay, soil, and water

300

Name 2 contributions of Indigenous Nations.

Arts (pottery, weaving, carving)

Knowledge of the environment

Respect for nature

Farming of corn and tobacco

300

Which area of Indigenous peoples has hot, humid summers and mild winters?

Eastern Woodlands

400

How did the Eastern Woodland tribes get from place to place?

Walking and by canoes

400

What materials were used to make a teepee?

Animal hides and large branches/sticks

400
How did the tribes in the Southwest get from place to place?

Walked

400

Describe the land of the Plains.

Plains, prairies, and rolling hills

400

Which group of Indigenous Peoples lived on land that had rivers, hills, mountains, and coast land?

Eastern Woodlands