Vocabulary Terms
Seven Areas where Native Americans developed different ways of living
cultural regions
This cultural region covered states like Arizona and New Mexico. There were mesas, pueblos, canyons, and deserts in this region. The Hopi lived in this region.
Southwest
This cultural region stretched from the Pacific Coast to the Sierra Nevada mountains and into the Great Basin. This region has a mild climate and rich resources like redwood trees and shellfish. The Pomo lived here.
California-Intermountain
Different ways of living developed by Native American groups
cultures
This cultural region extended from the Atlantic Ocean, along the Gulf of Mexico, all the way to east Texas. This part includes swamps and cypress trees. The Seminole live here.
Southeast
This cultural region is located between the Cascade and the Rocky Mountains. It had hot summers and freezing winters. This area had thick grasses and plants like the camas, whose roots were important food. The Yakima lived here.
Plateau
Objects made by Native Americans to help them adapt to their enviornment
artifacts
This cultural region covered a huge area from the MississippiRiver Valley to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to Texas. The grasslands were home to animals like the buffalo. The Sioux settled here.
Great Plains
This cultural region extended from the Atlantic Coast through the Ohio Valley to the Mississippi River. Streams and rivers crisscrossed the region and wound through forests of oak, maple, and birch trees. The Algonquian tribes live here.
Eastern Woodlands (Northeast)
Word used to describe people that move from place to place to find resources
nomadic