VA Studies - 4th Grade- 2e Flashcards
What are some characteristics of Virginia’s climate?
The climate in Virginia is relatively mild with distinct seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter—resulting in a variety of vegetation.
What covers most of Virginia’s land?
Forests which have a variety of trees cover most of Virginia’s land.
What are Virginia’s Indians referred to?
Virginia’s Indians are referred to as Eastern Woodland Indians.
What are some ways Virginia’s American Indians related to the climate and interacted with their environment to meet their basic needs?
The kinds of food they ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons.
How did native peoples of the past survive?
They farmed, hunted, and fished.
What did the Indians eat in the winter?
Birds and animals and food stored from the previous fall.
What did Virginia’s American Indians eat in the spring?
They hunted, fished, and picked berries.
What did Virginia’s American Indians eat in the summer?
They ate the crops they grew (corn, beans and squash).
What did Virginia’s American Indians eat in the fall?
They harvested crops and hunted for foods to keep for the winter.
What did Virginia’s American Indians use for clothes in the winter?
Animal skins were used for clothes.
What did Virginia’s American Indians use to build their homes?
Shelters were made from materials around them.
How do Virginia’s American Indians live today in relation to the way they lived in the past?
Today, most native peoples live like other Americans. Their cultures have changed over time.
