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USI.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of how early cultures developed in North America by
  • locating where the American Indians (First Americans) settled, with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plains (Sioux), Southwest (Pueblo), and Eastern Woodland (Iroquois);
  • describing how the American Indians (First Americans) used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

 
Tribe
Area Where They Lived
Characteristics of the Area
Shelter
Food and Natural Resources
Transportation
Alaska and Northern Canada (Arctic Region)
Arctic area where the temperature is below freezing most of the year
snow or stone houses in winter (igloos)
tents made of animal skins in summer
seals
fish
whales
caribou
foot
kayak
dog sled
Pacific Northwest Coast (Northwest Coast Region)
rainy, mild climate

longhouses made of wood
fish
deer
berries
roots
wood
canoe or walk
The Great Plains, which is the interior of the United States (Great Plains Region)
dry grassland
tepees made of animal skins
buffalo
corn
beans

horseback, walk or paddle a canoe
 
Southwest United States in present-day New Mexico and Arizona (Southwest Region)
desert areas and areas that border cliffs and mountains
adobes made of dried mud or clay

corn
beans
squash
clay

foot and horseback
Northeast North America in the Eastern Woodland (Eastern Woodlands Region)
many forests
longhouses made of wood
corn
beans
deer
wood

walked or paddled a
canoe

Review Time!

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDY GUIDE.doc

1. Native American Groups Millionaire Game

2. American Indian Hangman Game

3. Matching Dwellings to Native American group Match the picture dwelling to the correct group

4. North American Patterns Multiple-choice quiz

5. Millionaire Game on American Indians Game

6. Native American SOL Jeopardy Game

7. Native Americans Hangman Game

8. 26 Question Test Multiple-choice

9. Native American Test 26 Questions

10. Geographic Regions & Native Americans Millionaire Game

11. Native American Groups Millionaire Game

 

 

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