Eastern Woodlands
What is the geography like in the Eastern Woodlands Region?
Lots of trees, rivers, and streams
What is the geography like in the Plains Region?
Flat land without a lot of trees; not much water
What is the geography like in the Pacific Northwest Region?
Forests, rivers, and ocean; heavy rainfall
What is the geography like in the Southwest Region?
Extremely hot climate, water is scarce, soil is hard
What is the way of life of a group of people called?
Culture
What is the long house that is made from trees that can hold up to 30 families?
Longhouse
What was the nomadic house of the Plains region? It was circular and covered in buffalo skin.
Teepee
What was the main building material of homes in the Pacific Northwest?
Cedar
What were the houses of the Southwest?
Adobe- sun-dried bricks made of clay and straw.
What is an older object that was made by people called?
Artifact
What is the round house covered in bark?
Wigwam
What was the permanent house of the Plains region? It was round and made from whatever materials they could find.
Lodge
What were the jobs of the Pacific Northwest?
Hunters, fishermen, and gatherers
What were the two jobs to get food in the Southwest?
Hunters and gatherers
What was an early family member called?
Ancestor
What are the four big jobs of the Eastern Woodland Native Americans?
Hunters, fishermen, gatherers, and farmers
What was the primary diet of the Plains Native Americans?
Buffalo meat
Why were the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest able to fish much easier?
They were right beside the Pacific Ocean.
What were the "three sisters"?
Corn, squash, and beans
What is a celebration to honor a cultural or religious event?
Ceremony
What did the Eastern Woodland Native Americans use as clothing?
Furs and animal skins
What did the Plains Native Americans use as clothing?
Buffalo skin
What did the Pacific Northwest Native Americans use as clothing?
Cedar
What was the special jewelry the southwest wore called?
Turquoise
What is a way of life or an idea that has been handed down from the past?
Tradition