North America Tribes

According to many experts, how did the first wave of people arrive in the Americas?

• Taking a boat across the Pacific Ocean from what is now Japan
• Walking over a land bridge in what is now the Bering Strait
• Swimming across a channel separating modern Russia and Alaska
• Canoeing across the Atlantic Ocean from northern Africa

What can you infer from the fact that the first groups of people living in the Americas spoke so many different languages?

• The early cultures of the Americas had no interest in one another
• There were significant differences in the physical ways in which early inhabitants of the Americas spoke
• American Indian languages were very difficult to learn
• The societies that developed in the Americas were often quite different from one another

Which of the following is part of a nomadic lifestyle?

• Setting up plots of land to grow crops.
• Moving south for the winter to follow the bison herd.
• Building houses out of mud bricks.
• Constructing large cities.

Arctic Indians, called INUIT, lived in below freezing temperatures almost all year.  Where on the map did the INUIT live?

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Northwest Indians, Kwakiutl, lived on the Pacific West Coast which was usually rainy with a mild climate.  Where on the Map did the Kwakiutl?

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Plateau Indians, Nez Perce, were a tribe that lived in the high country between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Mountains in Washington.  Where on the map, did the Nez Perce live?

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Southwest Indians, HOPI, lived in hot, dry desert.  Where on the map did the HOPI live?

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Plains Indians, PAWNEE, lived in the middle of the United States in the Great Plains which is dry with grasslands and no trees.  Where on the map did the PAWNEE live?

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The Southeastern Indians, SEMINOLE, lived in the warm, wet climate of the Southeast.  Where on the map did the SEMINOLE Indians live?

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The Southeastern Indians, SEMINOLE, lived in the warm, wet climate of the Southeast.  Where on the map did the SEMINOLE Indians live?

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