Plateau Native Americans

The Plateau cultural region is colored

• Purple
• Green
• Orange
• Blue

Which describes the climate/landforms of the Plateau region?

• Extremely hot with little plant and animal life

• Mountains, hills, forests, STEEP GORGES, varying temperatures and light rain

• 5 Large lakes and windy, cold climate

• Plenty of rain, rivers, streams, forests, mild temperatures

This cultural region was well known for having steep gorges. These are best described as

• A high, flat-topped cliff with steep rocky walls
• A narrow, steep valley between mountains with a stream running through it
• A flat, lowland swamp
• Rolling hills with little or no plant life

If this region had little rainfall, then where did they get their large amounts of water from?

• It did rain a lot

• Tribe members traveled and gathered water from neighboring regions

• The large Columbia and Fraser Rivers they lived near

• Ritual ceremonies where tribes raindance to please the rain gods

Which 2 are not a type of house you would find in the Plateau cultural region?

• Wigwam

• Tule-Mat lodge

• Pit house

• Adobe house

This type of house was built mostly underground and lived in during the winter months 

• Pit house
• Adobe house
• Teepee
• Longhouse

The clothing of this region was typically made out of:

• Deerskin with beadwork

• Cedar bark

• Bear fur

• Woven grasses

In the Plateau cultural region, jewelry was a part of their culture much like other regions. These people made their jewelry out of

• Turquoise
• Beads
• Bones
• Stones

Which was NOT a tool/weapon the Plateau Native americans used to hunt or catch wild game

• Fishing nets

• Spears

• Bow and arrow

• Seal club

In this cultural region, the main religion is animism. Animism is the belief that 

• All people are evil
• Only animals have souls/spirits
• The universe and objects in nature have souls/spirit
• The crops grown during harvest season will bring good luck to the people