Native American Regions

How were Native Americans in the Northeast and Southwest the same?

• Shelter in both regions were made of adobe clay

• Native Americans in both regions wore fur and deerskin

• Native Americans in both regions grew corn

• Native Americans in both regions made jewelry from turquoise and silver

How could you contrast Native Americans in the Northwest and Southeast regions?

• Native Americans in the Northwest region made homes from adobe clay, while Southeast regions used palmetto leaves.

• Native Americans in the Northwest region made homes with cedar plank while Southeast regions used palmetto and cypress.

• Native Americans in the Northwest region made homes from buffalo skin while Southeast regions used adobe clay.

Totem poles, which were a part of the Northwest culture...

• were used to hunt.

• Told about important events in the family's history and were believed to keep away evil spirits.

• were used to make homes, clothing, and food.

• helped to create canoes.

This is most likely the inside of the shelter for Native Americans in which region?

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Plains

• Northeast

Native Americans in several regions were known for growing these three types of crops, known as the three sisters...

• Spinach

• Corn

• Squash

• Beans

Adobe pueblos were built to keep the people cool. What natural resource were they made?

• wood

• clay

• palmetto leaves

• seal skin

Chickees, were forms of shelter made with palmetto leaves and cypress trees. Which region do you think used these as natural resources?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Plains

• Arctic

Some Native Americans tribes were nomadic, they travelled to follow their main resource-the buffalo. Which region were these Native American tribes?

• Plains

• Arctic

• Southwest

• Northwest

This teepee looks like what I could go camping with on the weekends. It was a great for shelter for Native Americans in some regions because...

• It was cute

• It was easy to move around

• It is shaped like a house

The area in the middle of the map with stripes is considered what region?

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Plains

• Northeast