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Social Studies 1
Native Americans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is story telling important to Native Americans? | Yes |
| What do origin stories tell of? | Earth and how people came to be |
| What are goddesses? | Female spirits of god who rule parts of the earth |
| Hopi origin stories? | Goddesses (female spirits of god who rule parts of earth) of east and west made birds. Birds were lonely and created humans. One tribal leaser lead people to earth's crust. |
| What is migration? | Movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area of the world |
| What are migrants? | People who move from place to place |
| What is big game? | Large animals hunted for their flesh, skin and other valuable body parts |
| What are migration routes? | Path taken by people |
| Migration routes of the first Americans? | Came during the ice age. Crossed the Bering Sea. Followed herds as they crossed the land bridge. |
| Natural environment - climate? | Pattern of weather over time |
| Natural environment - vegetation? | Plant life of an environment |
| Natural environment - animal life? | Animals that are |
| Grassland climate? | Very little rainfall |
| Grassland vegetation? | Mostly grassland, few trees and shrubs |
| Grassland animal life? | Small rodents, rabbits, hawks |
| Desert climate? | Very dry, little rainfall for crops and drinking |
| Desert vegetation? | Cacti, very few plants |
| Desert animal life? | Snakes, road runners, lizards, bobcats |
| Mountains climate? | Lots of rain and snow |
| Mountains vegetation? | Covered in forests of pine, fir and spruce trees |
| Mountains animal life? | Goats, mountain lions, snow foxes |
| Arctic ice fields climate? | Cold and dry |
| Arctic ice fields vegetation? | No vegetation, ice sheets cover land |
| Arctic ice fields animal life? | Polar bears, seals, snow owls |
| What does "Inuit" mean? | The people |
| Where did Inuit live? | Northern Canada, Greenland and Alaska |
| Adaptations of the Inuit? | Used all parts of animals they hunted - ate the meat, used skins as clothing, blankets and tents, used bones as sleds, knives and harpoons |
| Shelters of the Inuit? | Igloos made of ice and snow |
| Clothing of the Inuit? | Animal skins to stay warm and snow goggles made of wood and bones |
| What are adaptations? | Changes in a way of life that allow the people to survive in a particular environment |
| What is driftwood? | Wood that has washed up onto the shores of rivers or oceans |
| What are environments? | Places with different types of natural surroundings, including air, water, plants and animals (e.g., deserts and grasslands are different environments) |
| What is adapt? | Adjust to different environments |
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