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The First Americans
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| Question | Answer | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Were Northwest people pressed for food, and what sort of food did they eat? | NO, food was abundant, mostly from the sea. | 1.5 American Indians of the Northwest Coast |
| What innovative tool was made by the Northwest people to hunt seals? | seal harpoons | 1.5 American Indians of the Northwest Coast |
| How did the Indians of the Northwest Region build their houses? | men cut long thin boards from logs; joined them to build large | 1.5 American Indians of the Northwest Coast |
| What sorts of materials did the Northwest Region provide? | They mostly used trees and bark. | 1.5 American Indians of the Northwest Coast |
| What tools did men of the Northwest Region use? | Wooden wedges, bone drills,stone chisels, sledgehammers, and knives. | 1.5 American Indians of the Northwest Coast |
| What features did the California region include? | Coast, foothills, valleys, and deserts | 1.6 American Indians of California |
| What was the main food source throughout California, and how did they acquire it? | They acquired acorns by picking them from oak trees and pounding them into meal. | 1.6 American Indians of California |
| What were the homes of California Indians? | teepees | 1.6 American Indians of California |
| Where is the Great Basin located? | low area between Sierra mountains and rocky mountains. mostly desert | 1.7 American Indians of the Great Basin |
| What was an animal the people of the Great Basin relied on? | rabbit: for food and hide | 1.7 American Indians of the Great Basin |
| What was a tool the Great Basin Indians used to collect seeds? | seed beaters | 1.7 American Indians of the Great Basin |
| Were Great Basin houses temporary or permanent? Why? | temporary because of the harsh temperatures. | 1.7 American Indians of the Great Basin |
| How did Great Basin American Indians capture ducks? | They made duck decoys out of reeds | 1.7 American Indians of the Great Basin |
| What was the terrain of the Plateau region? | mountains, dense forests, 2 major rivers. | 1.8 American Indians of the Plateau |
| Were the people of the Plateau nomadic? | yes, they hunted and gathered with the seasons | 1.8 American Indians of the Plateau |
| What were the two major rivers in the Plateau? How did they affect the Native Americans? | Columbia and the Fraser Rivers. Indians built their villages around the rivers. | 1.8 American Indians of the Plateau |
| How did the partially underground houses help the natives? | they kept cool in the summer and warm in the winter | 1.8 American Indians of the Plateau |
| What was the most important food source of the Plateau? | salmon | 1.8 American Indians of the Plateau |
| What were the main geographic features of the Northwest Coast Region? | Thick forests of spruce and cedar; mountains | 1.5 American Indians of the Northwest Coast |
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