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Indian Homes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural resource | something found in nature people can use |
| modify | to change |
| ferterlizer | matter added to the soil to produce more crops |
| irragation | the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry area |
| nonrenewable | not able to be made again quickly by nature or people |
| erosion | the wearing down of Earth's surface usually by wind or rain |
| land use | the way in which most of the land in a place is used |
| adapt | to adjust ways of living to land and resources |
| staple | something such as milk or bread that is always needed and used |
| surplus | an amount that is more than what is needed |
| ceremony | a seies of actions performed during a special event |
| hogan | a cone shaped Navajo shelter built by covering a long frame with bark and mud |
| dugout | a boat made from a hollowed out log |
| barter | to exange goods without using money |
| potlatch | a special native american gathering or celebration with feasting and dancing |
| clan | a group of families that are related to one another |
| pithouse | a house that was partialy built over a hole in the earth so saome rooms can be underground |
| harpoon | a long spear witha a sharp shell point |
| totem pole | a long wooden post carved with shapes of animals and people representingthe famiy';s history and importance |
| lodge | a circular house of the plains indians |
| sod | Earth cut into bloccks os mats held together by grass and it's roots |
| tepee | a cone shaped tont made from woodeden poles and buffalo skin |
| travios | a device made of two poles fastend to a dog's harness uaed to carry possessions |
| palisade | a wall made up of sharpened tree trunks to protect a village from enimies or wild animals |
| slash-and-burn | a method for cleaning land for farming that includes cutting and clearing trees |
| wigwam | a round bark covered native american shelter |
| wampum | beads made from cut and polished seashells used to keep records and send messages to other tribes and barter for goods and give gifts |
| longhouse | a wooden building in which several related Iroquois families lived together. |
| confederation | a loosely united group of governments working together |
| council | a group that makes laws |
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