Located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico- broad lowlands and harbors
The Atlantic Coastal Plains?
100
Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska almost to Mexico. Contains high elevations and the Western Continental Divide.
The Rocky Mountains
100
These northern Native-Americans hunted and fished in boats called kayaks. They lived in shelters made of wood, whale bone and skins and built igloos while traveling or hunting.
What is The Inuit Tribe?
100
They hunted for deer and other animals in Eastern woodlands, fished and grew beans, corn and squash (the Three Sisters).
Wh0 were the Iroquois?
100
Thick woods with many streams and rivers in the Eastern U.S.
Iroquois
200
Extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama; includes the Piedmont. Old, eroded mountains.
The Appalachian Highlands
200
Located west of the Rocky Mountains, this region includes areas of varying elevations containing mountain ranges and Death Valley, the lowest point in North America (besides my box).
The Basin and Range region
200
These eastern Native-Americans lived in multi-family structures called long houses.
What is the Iroquois Nation?
200
They hunted, grew corn, beans and squash and relied on irrigation systems to capture and distribute what water fell in their dry region.
Who were the Pueblo?
200
Great Plains with grasslands and millions of bison.
Lakota
300
Wrapped around Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape. Includes mineral-rich hills worn by erosion with many glacial lakes.
The Canadian Shield
300
Rugged Mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from California to Canada. It contains fertile valleys and steep cliffs descending into the Pacific Ocean in places.
The Coastal Range
300
They live in cedar plank houses, carved totem poles and ocean fished in large, flat bottomed boats.
What is the Kwakiutl tribe?
300
One of the cultural pastimes in these tribes was throat singing and carving figures out of whale bone.
Who are the Inuit tribes?
300
Desert and semi-desert Southwestern U.S.
Pueblo
400
West of the Appalachian Mountains, this region has many rolling flat lands with rivers, broad valleys and grassy and forested hills.
The Interior Lowlands
400
These tribes confederated to achieve peace and security. There were originally five, and then six nations.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
400
They lived in tepees on the Great Plains.
What were the Lakota tribes?
400
These tribes made clothing out of cedar bark which was plentiful in the western part of coastal Canada.
Who were the Kwakiutl?
400
Western Canada around what is now the city of Vancouver.
Kwakiutl
500
This region includes flat lands that gradually increase in elevation to the Rocky Mountains. Huge swaths of tall grasses and terrific farming soil.
The Great Plains
500
They made their desert houses out of dried clay, or adobe. Many houses looked like apartment buildings. The ones built into cliffs or on high ledges were easier to defend.
What is The Pueblo Tribe?
500
They had parties where many gifts were exchanged, especially if a guest liked something the host had. In many cases the host was obligated to give it.
What is a potlatch?
500
They used every part of the bison, which was like their supermarket.
Who are the Lakota tribes?
500
Cold northern Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia. They were challenged by a harsh climate.