Chapter 2: American Indians & Their Land

a tale that a group of people tells about where they

came from and how the Earth came to be

• migration

• natural resource

• origin story

the natural surroundings of a place, including land,

water, air, plants and animals

• environment

• pictograph

• migrate

circular area, sometimes underground, where tribe members

talk, work, or perform religious ceremonies

• adaptation

• fort

• kiva

something from nature that is useful to people,

such as soil, water, and minerals

• origin story

• natural resource

• pictograph

picture that represents an important event or idea

• kiva

• environment

• pictograph

to move from one region of the world to another

• origin story

• migrate

• adapt

to adjust, or change, ideas and ways of living to

fit a new situation, such as a new environment

• adapt

• migration

• natural resource

movement of people from one country or area of the

world to a new home in another country or area

• migration

• adaptation

• environment

a change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people

to survive in a particular environment

• migrate

• adaptation

• kiva

The Hopi's believe that people first lived in ________.

• mansions

• tents

• caves underground

• houses