1. Imagine you have suddenly been placed in this environment, and you must survive there for a year ALONE…… Describe: shelter you would build clothing you would make to protect yourself tools you would create to acquire food. Explain how and why you designed the items the way you did. Mention the natural resources you would use. (Minimum 2 paragraphs) Carefully examine the pictures of the Canadian Forest on the screen

4. Cold winters, cool summers Heavy rainfall Thick fir, spruce, cedar forests Northwest Coast

5. California Winter rains, hot dry summers Coastal foothills, valleys, deserts, mountains Oak trees with acorns

6. Desert Low grasses, sagebrush Small animals, such as rabbits, lizards Great Basin

7. Cold winters, gentle summers Large rivers Abundant fish Plateau

8. Southwest Canyons, mountains, desert, mesas Dry hot climate Colorado River and Rio Grande

9. Great Plains Treeless grassland Dense grasses More water and softer soil in eastern part of the region

10. Eastern Woodlands Snowy winters, rainy summers Thick forests Many lakes

11. Southeast Warm, humid summers, mild winters Coastal plains, river valleys Mountains, swamps

12. Assignment Create an annotated diagram showing the climate, land, and adaptations made by the Native Americans in one cultural region. In your diagram, use words and pictures to describe the land, climate, and the adaptations of the Native Americans.