REGIONS
VOCAB
Natural Resources
X-Factor 1
X-Factor 2
100

What was the animal that was most important to the people of the great plains?

Buffalo

100

Long term weather patterns over the course of many years.    

What is CLIMATE?

100

The definition of natural resources is

Useful materials found in nature including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals.    

100

A family member who lived before you were born.

ANCESTOR

100

What is the highest point in North America called?

Denali (Mt. McKinley)

200

The most important vegetable in the Southwest was...

What was corn?

200

To change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment.

What is ADAPT?

200

TREES

YES

200

What does migration mean?

To go from one place to another to establish a new home.

200

Describe the climate of Rhode Island

Summers are mild, winters are cold

300

Central Falls is located in which region?

What is EASTERN WOODLANDS?

300

A people’s way of life including beliefs, traditions, food, homes, and clothing.

What is CULTURE?

300

Gold

Yes

300

What was the main animal early Americans were chasing after?

MAMMOTH

300

Name two states that border the Atlantic Ocean

ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL

400

The homes in the Southwest were made of

What was ADOBE?

400

All the physical surroundings in a place including land, water, animals, plants, and climate.

What is ENVIRONMENT?

400

Bows and Arrows

NO

400

The land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the ice age was called

Beringia

400

 How is the environment of the Northwest Coast different from the environment of the Southwest?

The Northwest is cool and has lots of rain and abundant resources while the Southwest is hot and dry with limited natural resources.

500

The main language used by the peoples in the Eastern Woodlands was

What was ALGONQUIAN?

500

To move back and forth from place to another without a permanent home.

What is a NOMAD?

500

Spiderwebs

NO

500

the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization is known as...?

DIVERSITY

500
What were the homes of the Eastern Woodlands called and approximately how big were they?

LONGHOUSES and 20 ft wide by 100 feet long