Table of Contents
- 1 Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern woodlands and the Northwest Coast?
- 2 How did the geography and climate of the Pacific Northwest and the Arctic affect the Native Americans there?
- 3 What body of water was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?
- 4 How did the early American Indians were able to adapt to their new environment?
- 5 How did the northwest coast adapt to their environment?
- 6 How did the Iroquois adapt to their environment?
- 7 How did the people of the Arctic adapt?
- 8 How did people survive in the Arctic tundra?
Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern woodlands and the Northwest Coast?
SS Chapter 2 Native Americans
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| After water, this was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians | the buffalo |
| This was the most important natural resource to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast | wood |
What natural resources were available to the peoples of the Eastern woodlands?
The Eastern Woodlands Indians developed myriad ways of using natural resources year-round. Materials ranged from wood, vegetable fiber, and animal hides to copper, shells, stones, and bones. Most of the Eastern Woodlands Indians relied on agriculture, cultivating the “three sisters”—corn, beans, and squash.
How did the geography and climate of the Pacific Northwest and the Arctic affect the Native Americans there?
How did the geography and climate of the Pacific Northwest and the Arctic affect the Native Americans there? The Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest hunted and gathered plants and nuts in the forests and fished the rivers and ocean. Food was scarce in the Arctic, the Inuit had to share to survive.
Which resource was the most important to the eastern woodlands people?
SS – Chapter 2 – Test
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| Which natural resource was most important to the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast Natives? | trees |
| How did the Arctic natives use their resources to live? | There are no trees in the Arctic so the Natives used ice blocks to build igloos and make tents from seal skins. |
What body of water was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?
The Pacific Ocean was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people.
What is the main reason that some ancient peoples in the Americas began to live in larger more settled villages?
What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages? They developed agriculture.
How did the early American Indians were able to adapt to their new environment?
The Native Americans used natural resources in every aspect of their lives. They used animal skins (deerskin) as clothing. Shelter was made from the material around them (saplings, leaves, small branches, animal fur). They used natural resources such as rock, twine, bark, and oyster shell to farm, hunt, and fish.
How did the Great Plains adapt to their environment?
While the rise of sedentary villages and agriculture stood out as a key way that Plains peoples adapted to and shaped their environment, migration played an equally important role in the lives of many Indians. Such migrations accelerated after 1700, as some groups left the Plains and others entered the region.
How did the northwest coast adapt to their environment?
The Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest adapted to their environment by making things out of wood. They depended on the fish, wildlife, and plants instead of farming. The Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest modified their environment by cutting down trees for houses, clothing, etc.
How did Native Americans survive in the Arctic?
COOL CULTURE. Many tribes survived the cold, harsh environment by hunting caribou, musk ox, bowhead whales, and even seals through the ice.
How did the Iroquois adapt to their environment?
The Iroquois used the endless supply of wood for many of their living needs. They used trees and tree bark for shelter and transportation when building their longhouses and canoes. Trees even provided a source of food for the Iroquois. Since the region was rich in resources the Iroquois settled in villages.
What changed in the Northwest and Pacific Coast?
The increase in population polluted the First Nations fishing waters. The result was violent conflict between the First Nations and the miners (which included the Fraser Canyon War in 1858).
How did the people of the Arctic adapt?
Winters were long and cold, often with little light. Therefore, the people of the Arctic were forced to adapt to the harsh surroundings in order to survive. They adapted every aspect of their lifestyle, from shelters, to food, to transportation, in order to survive in the cold north.
How did the Inuit people survive in the Arctic?
For centuries these communities have relied on their natural resources, strong leaders, and innovative tools and skills to adapt to the cold, harsh environments of the Arctic north. The Inuit people survived primarily on fish and sea mammals such as seals, whales, caribou, and walruses .
How did people survive in the Arctic tundra?
By understanding the animals’ winter modes and behaviors, Arctic communities have traditionally survived through the long, cold winters. The fisherman who knows where to cut an ice hole could find the fish. Caribou migrating south could be caught in quantities to survive through the winter, providing a good supply of meat and fat to a community.
What kind of animals did the Arctic people eat?
Walrus: ivory (tusks), and meat (mostly for the dogs) Beluga Whales: skin, food like muktuk (outer skin and blubber) Narwhal: ivory, meat for dogs. Land Animals Some land animals that were hunted – caribou, musk oxen, arctic fox, polar bear, arctic hare, arctic birds.