Native American tribes

Southwest economy

Farming (maize)

Southwest society

Towns and large multistory buildings

Southwest example

Pubelo, anasazi

Southwest creations

developed irrigation, and desert climate, drought

Northwest economy

Fishing, elk hunting, whaling

Northwest society

Isolated, permanent villages

Northwest example

chinook

Northwest notes

oceans, rivers, abundant resources

California economy

mixed; hunted/gathered, fishing, farming

California society

varied depending on location

California notes

Mixed: coast, desert, forest

Plains economy

hunt/gather

plains society

few permanent settlements, nomadic

plains example

sioux

plains notes

very few natural resources

middle economy

farming

middle society

ceremonial mounds, villages

middle example

Cahokia

Middle notes

Abundant resources

Northeast economy

Trade, fishing, farming (three sisters)

Northeast society

cities a political and trade centers, matrilineal

northeast example

iroquois, algonquin

northeast notes

many resources including water sources