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Chapter 3 Test SS
Social Studies- Chapter 3 American Indian Cultural Regions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This region was located along a narrow strip of land along the Pacific Coast. It was South of the Inuits' ice field and stretched from present-day Alaska to California. | Northwest Coast |
| This region stretched east from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean and ran south from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley. | Eastern Woodlands |
| This region lay east of the Plateau and extended from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River Valley. From north to south, it stretched from Canada to Texas. | Great Plains |
| This region stretched from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico. | Southwest |
| This region ran inland from the Pacific coast of California and contained the Sierra Nevada mountains ant the Great Basin desert. | California- Intermountain |
| This region was located between the Cascade and the Rocky mountains. It included parts of what is now the northwestern states and British Columbia. | Plateau |
| This region reached south from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf of Mexico and ran east from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. | Southeast |
| culture | Way of living of a group of people. A group's culture includes such things as its language, beliefs, tools, types of homes, and ways of working, and playing. |
| nomadic | moving from place to place, often with changes in the seasons,to follow sources of food. For example, some American Indian groups were nomadic, while others stayed in the same place year roung |
| cultural regions | an area of the world where people develop similar ways of life, or cultures. For example, American Indians in North America lives in several cultural regions. The groups within each region similar cultures. |
| artifact | An object made by a group of humans, such as tools and clothes. Artifacts help us understand the ways of life of the people who made them |
| mesa | A flat-topped hill with steep sides. |
| gorge | A narrow, deep valley with steep sides |
| government | The organization that makes the laws in a country, state, or community and has the power to enforce them. |
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