Cultural Regions Details

VERY VERY DETAILED FREAKING 83 FLASHCARDS WHAT THE SHART

Arctic Location

PD alaska, canada

Arctic tribes

Inuit, Aleut

Arctic land features

Ice, Glaciers

Arctic climate

Harsh weather

Tundra

Winter is below freezing and summers are cool when the sun never sets

Arctic Food

Hunting and fishing caribou, sea mammals

Arctic Shelter

Portable animal tents, Igloos

Arctic clothing

Wool coats, animal robes

Arctic tools and weapons

Ulu (skinning animals) Husky dog sled, spears, bow and arrow, stone traps

When I say arctic, you should think of…

First to cross over from Siberia

COLD!!

Skinning seals with ulu

igloos

Tundra

Northwest Location

Southern Oregon into PD canada

NW Tribes

Chinookan, Tlingit

NW Land features

CEDAR TREES, lots of forests, easy access to ocean, spruce, mountains

NW Climate

Winters are cold, summers are cool, heavy rainfall

NW Food

Seals, shellfish, deer, bear, etc.

NW shelter

Cedar plank housing

NW clothing

Cedar bark cape

NW tools and weapons

Barbed seal harpoons, spears, stone-headed sledgehammers, wedges, knives

When i saw NW, you should think of…

Totem poles!

CEDAR

Canoes

Easiest region to live in

California Location

Southern Oregon, Baja California

Cali tribes

Chumash, Mojave, Pomo

Cali Land features

Mountains, cliff range, Sierra Nevada, ocean

Cali climate

Rainy winters, hot and dry summers

Cali food

Antelope, surf fish, ACORNSSS, salmon, etc.

Cali shelter

sweat lodges (bark), round shaped homes with holes at the top for fire

Cali clothing

short skirts made of tree bark

Cali Tools and weapons

Tule raft, bow and arrow, WOVEN BASKETS, acorn rinser

When I say California, you should think of…

Over 100 small groups = very diverse

ACORN

California girls are unforgettable BIKINIS on top (didn’t wear anything on top lmao only wore short skirts of tree bark)

Great Basin (GB) Location

Sierra Nevada, Rocky mountains

GB tribes

Shoshone, Ute

GB land features

Desert with very little water

GB climate

DRY. arid, extremely hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter

GB food

Very limited. DJ (ducks and jackrabbits) SNAKES!

GB shelter

Huts and caves, temporary shelters.

GB clothing

Rabbit skin robes

GB tools and weapons

Floating duck decoys! Nets, seed beater, reeds

When I say great basin, you should think of…

DJ (ducks and jackrabbits)

HOT and COLD

Desert, arid

Rabbit skin robes

Hardest region to live in (no food, extreme weather, had to travel in small groups)

Plateau Location

Cascade Range to west, Rockies to east, Fraser River to north

Plateau tribes

Nez Perce

Plateau land features

Forests, grass, sagebrush

Plateau climate

winters are LONG and cold, summers are gentle

Plateau food

PLENTIFUL FOOD

salmon, plants, antelope, DEER, so much more u can be a big back

Plateau shelter

pithouse (built underground)

Plateau clothing

Elaborate woven HATS

made out of antelope and deer hides

Plateau tools and weapons

Grass basket hat, nets, spears

When I say Plateau, you should think of…

sagebrush

winters are long, summers are mid

SO MUCH FOOD YUMMY DEERS

elaborate hats!!

Southwest (SW) location

Arizona, New Mexico, southern utah and colorado, parts of texas and california

SW tribes

Nagajo, Pueblo, APACHE

SW Land features

Deserts flat topped mesas, canyons, mountains, 2 major rivers!!: colorado, rio grande

SW climate

Really hot, very little rain

SW food

CORN!!, nomadic desert hunters, squash,

SW shelter

PUEBLOS!! (stacked houses made of clay)

SW Clothing

Cotton, bright colored plants and minerals

SW tools and weapons

Cord grinder, clay pots

When I say south west, you should think of…

HOT!

CORN!

PUEBLOS!

Great Plains (GP) location

Stretched for over 2000 miles from the Rockies to Mississippi Valley, Canada

GP tribes

SIOUX, blackfeet, crow

GP land features

rolling grassy lands, flatlands, grasses

GP climate

Western: dry, short, dense grass perfect for buffalo

Eastern: more water and better soil

GP food

BISON, BUFFALO, meat, corn

GP shelter

BUFFALO skin teepee

GP clothing

Buffalo skin robe

GP tools and weapons

spears, buffalo tendon, buffalo traps, bow and arrow, knives

When I say great plains, you should think of…

BUFFALO

BISON

EVERYTHING BUFFALO AND BISON

EVERY SINGLE PART OF BUFFALO

teepee

Eastern woodlands (EW!) location

mississippi river to atlantic ocean, canada to north carolina

EW tribes

IROQUOIS, HURON, Algonquin, shawnee

EW land features

forests, lakes, streams

EW climate

winter snows, summer rains, all 4 seasons (similar to korea)

EW food

DEER, birds, fish, berries, corn, (thanksgiving food)

EW shelter

Longhouses

EW clothing

Deerskin cape and skirt, moccasins

EW tools and weapons

Bow and arrow, knife, hand tool for scraping corn, traps, nets

EW transportation

Log canoes, bark canoes

When I say eastern woodlands, you should think of…

Algonquian lang was spoken in most of territory, Iroquois lang was spoken in NY and around the southern Great Lakes

Easier regions to live in

DEER

long houses

weather like korea

Southeast (SE) location

Southern part of Ohio valley, gulf of mexico, Texas to atlantic ocean

SE tribes

CHEROKEE, Creek, Chickasaw

SE Land features

Fertile coastal plains, river valleys, mountains, swamps

SE climate

long warm humid summers, mild winters (HOT)

SE food

CORN BEANS SQUASH, deer, wild rice, etc.

SE shelter

waddle and DAUB homes, mounds

SE clothing

deerskin skirts, arm rings, hairpins, shells, feathers, pearls, very very fancy decoration

SE tools and weapons

Bow and arrow, hoes made of stone, shell, animal shoulder blades, blow guns

When I say southeast, you should think of…

MOUNDS (burial and celebration)

corn bean squash sigma trio

very very hot