Vocabulary Ch. 1
The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
What is environment?
These long wooden buildings could hold up to 50 people
What is longhouse?
What is a hot summer and cold winter?
Native American stories that show explain how their tribe came to be
What is an origin story?
Something found in nature that people can use
What is a natural resource?
These shelters are round and covered in bark
What is a wigwam?
This climate is cold all year round
What is polar?
Due to the division of labor, historical Native Americans had the women prepare food and make clothings. The men did this.
What is hunt and fish?
The kind of weather a place has over a long time
What is climate?
These shelters stand 12-24 ft high and are easy to pack up and move
What is a tepee?
This climate is dry and hot
What is desert?
What is they had a government/ worked together
The wearing down of Earth’s surface, usually by wind or water
What is erosion?
Tall wooden poles around villages
What is palisade?
Minnesota has this type of climate
What is continental?
The name for the three foods most Native Americans grew (corn beans and rice)
What is the three sisters
The position of one place compared to other places
What is relative location?
A way of life or an idea that has been in the past
What is tradition?
Tropical Wet's Climate
What is hot and rainy?
To exchange goods between two tribes they used the
What is barter system?