Inuit
Pacific Northwest
Compare and Contrast
Studies so Far
100

What type of home did the Inuit live in during the winter?

Igloos

100

What two modern day countries did the Pacific Northwest Native American live in?

United States and Canada

100

Who was considered the leader of the group or clan in both cultures?

The Shaman

100

What is the largest continent?

Asia

200

What was the main mode of transportation for the Inuit people?

Dog Sleds

200

What was the name of the important celebration in this culture?

Potlatch Celebrations

200

How were stories and legends passed down in both cultures?

The stories were told orally to keep the traditions and history alive.

200

What two continents border both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

North America and South America

300

What name is considered disrespectful in the Inuit culture?

Eskimo

300

What types of things were celebrated at a Potlach Celebration? Name at least 2.

A families' wealth and status, the birth of a child, a marriage, a raising or a totem pole, a building of a house.

300

Name the differences between the types of homes the Inuit and the Pacific Northwest Native Americans live in.

Inuit lived in houses made of snow. Pacific Northwest Native Americans lived in homes made of wood.

300

What ocean does Antarctica border?

The southern ocean.

400

True or False: The Inuit used every part of the animals they hunted.

True

400

What did the Pacific Northwest Native Americans make their clothing from?

Cedar bark, wool, and animal fur.

400

What were the differences in the types of foods that were eaten between these two cultures?

The Inuit often ate raw meat. The Northwest Native Americans ate clams, shellfish, berries, and wild vegetables.

400

What continent is directly south of Europe?

Africa

500

Name at least two things the Inuit needed to know how to do in order to survive.

Hunt, make clothing, make homes, find uses for all the resources that were available to them.

500

Name at least two reasons that the Pacific Northwest was a great place to live.

There was plenty of food, water, and wood for building houses.

500

How were the roles of men and women similar in both cultures?

In both cultures men were responsible for hunting and fishing. Women were responsible for working in and around their homes.

500

What is the smallest continent?

Australia