Far North
Name 4 sources of food for the Far North Region
Name one current state that is included in the Northeast region.
Massachusets, Rhode Island.
Name 2 current states that are in this region.
Florida, Georgia, Alabama.
Name 1 of the 2 Native American tribes in this region.
Dakotas, Cheyennes, Sioux, Pawnees.
Dark cedar forests, many rivers and lakes, and the climate was very rainy.
Name 3 current states located in the Southwest region.
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and parts of southern Nevada.
What type of climate did people living in the far north experience?
Very cold climate (long winters/short summer)
What type of environment did they have in the Northeast Region.
Many forests and bodies of water, 5 great lakes, Adirondack mountains, and Appalachian mountains.
Name 2 different types of environments that the Native Americans experienced in this environment.
50 bonus points if you can name one of the 2 mountain ranges mentioned.
Grassy areas, swamps, Great Smoky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains
What was the best mode of transportation for this region?
Horses
Name 2 states in the Northwest region.
Washington and Oregon.
What tool did Native Americans in this region use to grind up corn and grains?
Metate - made of stone and used to grind up corn and grains.
What is the name of the winter home that the Inuit tribe used for shelter?
Igloo
Name 5 types of food resources.
Turkey, corn, squash, deer, beaver, bear, racoon, beans
What is the name of 1 of the 2 tribes that we discussed from this region?
Cherokee and Seminole
Name 3 things that the Dakotas made using bison hide.
Bonus 50 points if you can name what was painted on one of these things and who painted them.
warrior shields (decorated their shields with fur and feathers)
blankets
clothes
Teepees (men painted scenes from daily life)
Name 3 types of clothing Native Americans in the Northwestern region wore.
Raincoats, shirts, dresses, leggings, and moccasins made of cedar bark.
Clothes made from cedar bark protected Native Americans from the wet climate. Women wove the bark's soft inner core into warm, waterproof coats & hats.
Name 5 facts about the environment in this region.
Dry and rocky land - driest region
Very little rain
Few rivers
Filled with cactus and plants
Mesas, canyons, and deserts.
Name 1 type of animal that Native Americans in the Far North used to make clothing.
Polar bear fur (parkas and winter gloves), caribou (parkas and winter gloves), seal skin (waterproof boats)
What did they use to make jewelry?
Shells, wood, and bones
Name 4 tools & important objects from this region.
Spear, tomahawk (axe), bow and arrows, turtle rattle instrument, blowgun, net
What are the 3 current states that make up the Plains territory?
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
Name 3 tribes from this region.
Spokane, Tling its, Chinooks, Kwakiutls (kwah-kee-yoo-tels)
50 points if you can name what each house was made out of.
Adobe homes - made of clay
Hogan homes - made of wooden poles, bark, and mud
Name 2 types of transportation used in this region.
Kayaks and umiaks (boats for water) - sleds for land: unieks dragged by dogs
Name 2 types of homes that were used by the Native Americans in this region.
Bonus 50 points if you can describe what each one looks like.
Wigwams - dome shaped homes
Longhouses - long homes
Name the 3 types of houses used in this region.
Chickees - raised homes with thatched roofs.
-- raised to prevent the houses from flooding in the low lands when it rains.
Wattle and Daub houses - wooden frames and thatched roofs.
Name 4 types of food that Native Americans ate/hunted/gathered in this region.
deer, rabbit, gopher, buffalo, elk, berries, fruit
Name another tool that was created using the well-known natural resource for this region, cedar bark.
50 points if you can name what this tool was used for.
Cedar bark was used to make rope. They used this rope for fishing nets and to hold together fish traps made from willow trees. They shaped each trap like a cone. Salmon swam into the cone and could not escape.
Name 3 Native American tribes from this region.
50 points if you can tell me the definition of nomadic.
Pueblo - recognized for their distinctive adobe dwellings called "pueblos" which often consisted of multi story communal buildings.
Navajo - known for their intricate weaving traditions and large reservation in the Southwest.
Apache - A nomadic tribe - known for their skilled horse riding & warfare tactics
Hope - recognized for their strong connection to the land and unique basket making techniques.
Nomadic - roaming about from place to place frequently without a fixed pattern of movement.
What is the name of the tall stone landmark that Native Americans used in the Far North?
Bonus 50 points if you can say what it was used for.
Inuksuk - used as a landmark so they knew where they were when traveling through snow and ice in search of food. It was a form of communication. For example: a specific design could show where good places are to hunt and fish.
Wampanoag
Name 2 reasons why Native Americans in this region wore long pants.
To protect them from the sun, the saw grass, and the mosquitos.
Name 3 tools & important objects that Native Americans in this region used and what they were used for.
Spear - hunting
tomahawk (axe) - hunting and building
bow and arrows - hunting and war
travois - attached to horses to carry loads
parfleche (bag) - carry things
What did Native Americans in this region carve into their totem poles that were placed outside their homes?
They carved figures of animals, humans, and spirits.
The totem poles were made out of cedar.
50 bonus points if you can name how these houses were made.
4-5 stories tall and people moved from one story to the next by ladders.
They made houses out of stone and adobe (a type of clay that hardens like cement) - Later they built similar homes against and inside cliff walls called cliff dwellings.