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Native Americans
Native American Regions - Grade 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Eastern Woodland - Geography | rocky soil, natural Waterways, thick forests |
| Eastern Woodland - Climate | four season - warm summers, cold winters, plentiful rain |
| Eastern Woodland - Food | Meat: bison, deer, fish; Plants: wild berries; Crops: corn, beans, squash |
| Eastern Woodland - Shelter | Wigwams & Longhouses |
| Eastern Woodland - Clothing | coats & shoes from animal hides; cotton clothes in the summer |
| Eastern Woodland - Cultural Characteristics | Language: Algonquian & Iroquoian; Religion: worshipped nature spirits, had rituals & ceremonies; Played lacrosse and used face paint for war |
| Eastern Woodland - Tribes | Algonquian: Wampanoag, Chippewa, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Mohican, Ottawas Iroquois Confederacy: Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora |
| Southeast - Geography | flat, manageable land with fertile soil and swamps |
| Southeast - Climate | warm and humid with plenty of sunshine and rain |
| Southeast - Food | Meat: deer, small game, fish; Crops: corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, and other nuts |
| Southeast - Shelter | Chickee or Wattle & Daub homes |
| Southeast - Clothing | light fabrics, like cotton, that were brightly colored; heavier clothing made of wool in the winters |
| Southeast - Cultural Characteristics | Language: Muskogean; Religion: worshipped nature spirits in all things; created beautiful pottery and weaved baskets and rattles made with bamboo |
| Southeast - Tribes | Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole |
| Great Plains - Geography | flat grasslands with high elevations |
| Great Plains - Climate | warm in the summer and cool in the winter; little precipitation & strong winds |
| Great Plains - Food | Meat: bison; Plants: wild fruit & grains |
| Great Plains - Shelter | Teepee |
| Great Plains - Clothing | bison hides for coats; thinner hides from deer & antelope to make shirts, pants, and moccasins |
| Great Plains - Cultural Characteristics | Language: sign language; Religion: Wakan Tanka created spirits in all natural things; they dance for rituals and good luck |
| Great Plains - Tribes | Sioux, Blackfoot, Comanche, Cheyanne |
| Southwest - Geography | canyons & flat plateaus in the north; mountains and rock formations surrounded by deserts to the south |
| Southwest - Climate | very dry, hot, and very little rainfall |
| Southwest - Food | Meat: turkey, rabbit, deer; Plants: beans, nuts, berries, cacti; Crops: squash, beans, corn |
| Southwest - Shelter | Pueblo (adobe homes), Hogan, TeePee |
| Southwest - Clothing | lightweight cotton, cloaks (when/where cool) |
| Southwest - Cultural Characteristics | Language: Athabaskan; Religion: Animism - spiritual healers called Shamans; created arts & crafts with adobe and turquois |
| Southwest - Tribes | Pueblo, Navajo, Apache |
| Plateau - Geography | rugged mountain ranges, many rivers, flat, grassy plains |
| Plateau - Climate | quite cold in winter & hot in summer; mountains prevent regular precipitation |
| Plateau - Food | Meat: salmon, deer, elk, bison; Plants: wild berries, nuts, root vegetables |
| Plateau - Shelter | Pit Houses & Teepee |
| Plateau - Clothing | made from bark, grasses & animal hides |
| Plateau - Cultural Characteristics | Language: Salishan & Sahaptin; Religion: Animism; famous for trading & became skilled horse riders |
| Plateau - Tribes | Nez Perce, Walla Walla, Spokan |
| Northwest Coast - Geography | mountainous & hilly with a jagged coastline that includes lots of inlets and harbors |
| Northwest Coast - Climate | very rainy with thick forests & plentiful plant life; temperature is mild, rarely getting very hot or cold |
| Northwest Coast - Food | Meat: salmon, seals, whale, elk, mountain goat, bear; Plants: wild berries, roots, bulbs |
| Northwest Coast - Shelter | Cedar Plank Houses |
| Northwest Coast - Clothing | made using mountain goat wool, deer hide, cedar bark |
| Northwest Coast - Cultural Characteristics | Language: varies; Religion: Animism; famous for wood-carving skills to make canoes, Totem Poles, other crafts |
| Northwest Coast - Tribes | Tlingit, Haida |
| California Intermountain - Geography | Diverse: redwood forests, fertile grasslands, snow-capped mountains (Sierra Nevada), the Mojave Desert, coastline with beaches and harbors |
| California Intermountain - Climate | temperatures vary - cold in mountains, rainy & mild in the northern redwood forests, hot in the desert & southern region |
| California Intermountain - Food | Meat: fish, shellfish, rabbit, deer, elk, squirrels; Plants: wild fruit, weed plants - like tule, types of nuts, acorns |
| California Intermountain - Shelter | Cedar Plank, Pit, Kish Houses |
| California Intermountain - Clothing | animal hides, bark from redwood trees & agave plants |
| California Intermountain - Cultural Characteristics | Language: varies; Religion: Kuksu & Toloache; famous basket weavers, ate caterpillars, bees, snakes and lizards as snacks |
| California Intermountain - Tribes | Shoshone, Cahuilla, Mojave |
| indigenous | native to the land |
| tribe | a group of famous people with a common language, culture, and ancestry |
| animism | a religion where it is believed that spirits exist throughout nature and in natural occurrences |
| irrigation | the process of running water from a main water source to an outside area by digging canals or by running pipes |
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