North American Indians

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How did American Indians of the Northeast and Northwest regions use their environment to build shelters?

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They used trees from the forests where they lived to build permanent shelters.

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Why were the shelters built by Arctic Indians different from the shelters built by Southwest Indians?

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There were different resources available in the environments of the Arctic and Southwest regions that could be used to build shelters.

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Which American Indians were MOST LIKELY to live in small, temporary villages as they followed the animals they hunted? Options: the Plains Indians and the Arctic Indians, the Southeast Indians and the Arctic Indians, the Plains Indians and the Southwest Indians, the Southeast Indians and the Southwest Indians

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the Plains Indians and the Arctic Indians

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How were Southwest Indians able to feed themselves?

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It was hot and dry, so they irrigated their crops.

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What helped American Indians in the Northeast to develop large settlements along the Atlantic Coast?

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They could fish to feed themselves.

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American Indians in the Northeast were able to build longhouses for shelter because their environment contained

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dense forests.

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American Indian tribes often relied on which of the following animals for the materials they needed to build tepees?
Options: buffalo, rabbits, salmon, ducks

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buffalo

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How were the shelters of Arctic Indians different from those of the Southwest?

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Many Arctic Indians lived in igloos, while many Southwest Indians lived in pueblos.

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Why did American Indians living in the Northwest often move when the seasons changed?

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They had to follow the animals that they hunted for food.