Native Americans and Their Land Flashcards
a change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment
adaptation
everything that surrounds a given area
environment
movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new place in another country or area
migration
something from nature that is useful to people, such as soil, water, vegetation, and minerals
natural resource
a circular area, sometimes underground, where tribe members talk, work, or perform religious ceremonies
kiva
a story that explains where ancestors of tribe members came from
origin story
The snow goggles were an Inuit ___________.
adaptation.
We take care of our ________________.
environment.
Tribe members met in a _________ to share stories.
kiva
The ________ routes were very long.
migration
Examples of natural resources
soil, water, trees, minerals, nuts, berries, wildlife
The brothers share their _________ with us.
origin story
The Hopi tribe used a _______ for meetings and ceremonies.
kiva
__________ occurs when people move from one place to another.
migration
Your _______ is everything that surrounds you.
environment
Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of ______.
Asia
Tell me about the Hopi Origin Story
At first, the people lived happily inside Earth.
People began to argue with one another.
Chief decided people needed to leave Earth’s inside.
Bird found a hole at the top of the Earth.
The chief’s advisors grew sturdy plants that reached like a ladder to the hole on top of the Earth. People climbed these plants to leave the Earth’s inside. Once people were outside the Earth, the traveled E, W, N, S until they found good land to live on.
During the last part of the ice age, a _______ connected Asia and North America.
land bridge
Number the events below in order of occurrence:
More Siberians follow by foot and boats.
Siberian hunters follow big game across the land bridge.
Siberians spread throughout North American and eventually to South America.
Big game crosses the land bridge between Asia and North America.
- Big game crosses the land bridge between Asia and North America.
- Siberian hunters follow big game across the land bridge.
3.More Siberians follow by foot and boats.
4.Siberians spread throughout North American and eventually to South America.
Name some parts of an environment
sunlight, air, water, land, animals, insects, plants
Inuits had to ________ to their harsh environment.
adapt
The Inuits did not waste any of the _______ that they caught.
animals
To build _______, the Inuits used materials they found around them.
shelters
To keep ________, the Inuits dressed in animal skins and __________.
warm, fur
Name 4 types of environment Native Americans settled in
grasslands, desserts, mountains, arctic ice fields
A type of environment where there’s very little rain
desserts
A type of environment where there’s lots of ice, snow and forests
mountains
A type of environment with enough rain for grasses to grow
grasslands
A type of environment that is covered with huge sheets of ice
arctic ice fields
In which environment would it be easiest to survive? Why?
Grasslands; plenty of food and water
In which environment would it be hardest to survive? Why?
Desserts and Arctic Ice Fields
