Natural Resources
What was the main natural resource for the Great Plains?
Buffalo
What are the differences in food between the SW region and the Pacific NW region?
SW-buffalo, sheep, deer
NW- salmon, whales, bears, elk, moose
What is the geography of the Southewest Indians?
Arizona, New Mexico to parts of Colorado and Mexico
What was the clothing made out of in the Great Plains?
Buffalo
What was the shelter named in the Great Plains?
Tipis and wigwams
What was the main natural resource for the Southwest region?
Crops-corn, beans, squash, squash
What are the food similarities between the SW region and the Pacific NW region?
They both grow crops.
What is the geography of the Pacific Northwest?
From Alaska down to Oregon
What was the clothing made out of in the Southwest region?
Cotton and some animal skins
What was the shelter named in the Pacific Northwest?
Longhouses
What was the main natural resource for the Pacific Northwest region?
Sea life-salmon, seals, whales
How did Native Americans view nature?
All regions viewed nature as everything has a soul.
What is the geograpahy of the the Plains?
East of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River
What was the clothing made out of in the Pacific Northwest?
Cedar and rainproof
What was the shelter named in the Eastern Woodlands?
Wigwams and longhouses
What was the main natural resource for the Eastern Woodlands region?
Wildlife in the forest-beer, deer, bison and rabbit
Why did the Plains Native American move around so much?
They were nomadic and they had to follow the buffalo.
What is the geography of the Eastern Woodlands?
East coast; stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
How and why did clothing differ from region to region?
They all had access to different materials to make their clothing. Also, weather was different from region to region so it had to be different.
What type of housing did the Eastern Woodlands have and why?
They had longhouses made of wood. They typically lived in the forest, so wood was abundant.