Cardinal Directions & Maps
This is located at 0° latitude.
The equator
Many Native American origin stories explain this.
how Earth and its people came to be
This explorer searched for the fountain of youth.
Juan Ponce de León
Which is NOT a natural resource: trees, water, minerals, or climate?
Many Native Americans died after European contact due to this.
Contagious diseases
The direction opposite east on a compass.
Native Americans in the Plateau region got water from these.
large rivers
The river explored by La Salle.
Mississippi
The Inuits were least likely to use this item made from bison hide.
A winter count
This is the primary reason Europeans enslaved native peoples.
to work in gold and silver mines
A title
A legend
A scale
A compass rose
This natural feature helped the Pomos create clamshell jewelry.
The ocean
Explorers hoped to find this water route through North America to Asia.
Northwest Passage
Early Native Americans settled in places rich with these.
natural resources
Gold was important to Europeans because it could do this.
It measured their wealth.
What did sailors use astrolabes for?
To determine latitude
This term describes tribes that moved often to follow food sources.
Nomadic
This was the main reason the rulers of Spain wanted a shorter route to the East Indies (Hint: what did they want to get).
silks and spices
Bodies of water like rivers helped the U.S. become wealthy by supporting this activity.
Trade
Name two ways origin stories were important to Native American culture.
explaining Earth’s creation and passing down traditions
If you know which direction is north, you can find these.
the other cardinal directions
Name three reasons Native Americans chose where to live (use the words climate, physical features, vegetation).
good climate for farming or hunting, physical features like rivers for water and travel, and vegetation for food and materials
Imagine you are an explorer like Henry Hudson. What would be most important to bring on your journey?
Maps and navigation tools
Name two foods from the Americas brought to Europe.
Potatoes and squash
How did rivers and lakes help Native Americans trade?
They provided routes to transport goods