Southwest
This cactus-filled biome experiences scorching weather during the days and freezing temperatures at night.
What is a desert?
The Northwestern region of the United States borders this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This plant-eating animal features large antlers, and its hide was used by the Iriquois for clothing.
What is a deer?
Shallow streams and tall grasses are common in this marshy biome.
What is a swamp?
This word refers to a change a person must make to fit within their environment.
What is adaptation?
Despite few above-ground water sources in this region, American Indians still found a way to find water underground by digging these.
What are wells?
Using animal hide and sticks, these homes were popular in the Great Plains.
What are teepees?
Made of wood and string, this device allows hunters to kill prey from afar.
What is a bow and arrow?
If you travel through these tall plants without leggings, your feet and shins might be cut up.
What is sawgrass?
This period in the Earth's history caused global temperatures to drop, as glaciers formed and the water level decreased.
What is the Ice Age?
What is pottery?
This is a large land mammal, also called a bison, that is native to the Great Plains.
What is a buffalo?
These were made from turkey feathers to protect from the sun or rain.
What are capes?
These tiny bugs were the reason Seminoles made tall leggings from deer hide.
What are mosquitoes?
Inuit tribes in the Arctic used the fat of this sea creature to burn food.
The Spanish word for 'house' comes from this practice of molding clay to build homes.
What is a pueblo?
These trinkets found near shores were used as currency and made into necklaces.
What are seashells?
A wigwam, or domed home, was typically made of this common building resource.
What is wood?
This boat-and-paddle invention helped the Seminoles travel across streams and rivers.
What is a canoe?
This northern region is where American Indians first traveled from to reach the Americas.
What is Siberia, Russia, or Asia?
Tribes like the Navajo use the feathers of this raptor in important ceremonies, due to the bird's religious significance.
What is a bald eagle?
This is a piece of animal hide that displayed one drawing to represent each year, almost like a calendar.
What is a winter count?
These small, furry creatures are told to pass down an ancient dance to the Iriquois as a sign of respect and adoration for nature.
What are rabbits?
What is a chickee?
This Spanish explorer "discovered" American Indian tribes in the West Indies, leading to the age of colonization.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
(We'll learn about him soon!!)