Geography and Climate's Impact on Native American Lifestyles - Prof. 473, Apuntes de Historia de los Estados Unidos

¡Descarga Geography and Climate's Impact on Native American Lifestyles - Prof. 473 y más Apuntes en PDF de Historia de los Estados Unidos solo en Docsity! Unit 1: Native Americans Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American Indians (First Americans) were dispersed across different environments in North America. INUIT • Inhabited present-day Alaska and Northern Canada • Lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing much of the year. • Food, Clothing, Crops and Shelters were appropriate for where the Inuit lived. KWAKIULT • The Kwakiutl inhabited the pacific Northwest coast. • Their climate consisted of rainy mild weather • The Kwakiutl adapted to their environment and used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops. PUEBLO • Inhabited Southwestern United States • Lived in the areas now called New Mexico and Arizona • Lived in desert areas, cliffs and mountains • The Pueblo adapted to their environment and used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops. SIOUX • Inhabited the Interior Regions of the United States • Lived within the Great Plains • Climate was made up of dry grasslands • Food, Clothing, Crops and Shelters were appropriate for where the Sioux lived. IROQUOIS • Inhabited northeast North America • Lived in the heavily forested eastern woodlands • The Iroquois adapted to their environment and used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops. DISCUSS 1. How Did Geography and Climate affect the way American Indian (First American) groups met their basic needs?