Native American Homes Vocabulary

What is sod?

• A machine used for cutting grass.

• Grass and Dirt

• A type of fertilizer used for plants.

• A type of flower that grows in gardens.

What is the meaning of the word planks from the passage?

• Short, round pieces of metal.
• A type of exercise

• Something a pirate uses

• Flattened pieces of wood.

What are pit houses?

• Large, above-ground structures made of wood.

• Temporary shelters used during hunting trips. Kept them from the winters.

• Built with logs and sealed for insulation. Built below ground with an entrance.

• Pit houses are dwellings in the Rocky Mountains.

What does the word Waterproof mean?

• Keeps out water

• Likes the water

• Going swimming

• Getting wet

What are totem poles?

• Totem poles are made of stone and used as building foundations.
• Totem poles are large metal structures used for navigation.
• Cultural decorations outside the home with paint and mask.

• A pole used to play sports.

A home made of adobe bricks that can sometimes be found within the cliffs of the Rocky Mountains?

• modern homes

• Pueblos

• longhouses

• wigwam

Meaning of the word bark in the passage?

• A color

• The sound a dog makes

• Grass and Dirt

• The outer layer of a tree.

What are Nomads?

• Urban dwellers who prefer city life and public transportation.

• Individuals who own large estates and manage them from a distance.

• People who live in fixed locations and rarely move.

• Nomads are people who do not have a permanent home and move regularly.

What are settlers?

• Settlers are people who travel to explore new lands.
• Settlers are people who establish a community and stay in one place.

• Settlers are nomadic tribes that move frequently.
• People who are never happy.

What is a chickee?

• Home made out of snow and ice.

• A building designed to stay out of the swamp so it is on stilts.

• Home made out of mud, sticks and straw.

• A baby chicken.