1. Kwakitlus (SEMI-NOMADIC: moved around a lot)
Location: Northwest by the coast on sandy beaches
Climate: Mild and rainy climate
*Spring, summer, and fall: went fishing
* Winter: stayed home had potlatches (celebrations)
Food: The Kwakituls ate salmon. There was surplus of salmon.
Shelter: Long houses made from cedar trees. Built totem poles from cedar trees as a way to protect their houses
Clothing: was made from shredded tree bark
Resource(s): salmon and cedar trees: canoes, houses, totem poles
How does the geography of the land affect the Kwakituls?
* There was a lot of rain in the Pacific Northwest. The soil was not good for growing crops. Therefore, the Kwakituls relied on the trees and salmon for survival. The surplus of fish, allowed for the Kwaituls to feast for days during the winter months. They did not have to go fishing for resources.

2. Nez Perce (SEMI-NOMADIC : moved around sometimes)
Location: Columbia Plateau region between the Cascades and Rockies
Climate: Mild and rainy climate
Spring: Went fishing
Summer and Fall: Gathered Plants and berries
Winter: Ate what was preserved/ left over during the year
Food: Salmon, plants and berries
Shelter: Long houses made from cedar trees. Built totem poles from cedar trees as a way to protect their houses
Clothing: was made from shredded tree bark
Resource(s): salmon, Plants and berries and cedar trees: canoes, houses, totem poles
How does the geography of the land affect the Nez Perce?
* There was a lot of rain in the Pacific Northwest. The soil was not good for growing crops. Therefore, the Nez Perce, much like the Kwakituls, relied on the trees and salmon for survival.

3. Inuits (NON-NOMADIC : did not move around)
Location: Artic Region in Alaska, Greenland, and Canada
Climate: Cold
Food: Whales, Seals, Caribou
Shelter: igloos, shelter made of stones, wood, and caribou skins
Clothing: clothes made from caribou skins
Resource(s): Whales, seals, caribou, fish, ice, snow
How does the geography of the land affect the Inuits?
* The Inuits are located in the artic regions of the world. It is extremely cold there. Therefore, growing crops was not an option. The ground was always cold and hard. The inuits had to pack blocks of snow and ice together to create their homes, and wear heavy clothing made from caribou skins to keep warm. They relied on the whales, caribou and seals for food to survive.

4. Hopi (NON-NOMADIC : did not move around)
Location: Soutwest: Arizona
Climate: Hot and Dry
Food: 3 sisters: Corn, squash and beans
Shelter: adobe pueblo houses
Clothing: grasses, clay,
Resource(s): irrigation to grow crops
How does the geography of the land affect the Hopi?
* The Hopi lived in the Southwest, where the land is very hot and dry. They relied on irrigation in order to grow crops such as corn, beans, and squash.

5. Pawnee (SEMI-NOMADIC : moved around sometimes)
Location: Eastern Plains in Nebraska and Kansas
Climate: Hot, rainy, mildly wet
Food: easy to grow agriculture (farm)  corn beans and squash
Shelter: earth lodges : made from bark, earth, grass
teepees: easy carry around
Clothing: Buffalo skins, bark, and grass
Resource(s): Spring and Winter, Hunted BUFFALO  used for food, clothing, shelter, tools
Summer and Fall: hunt and gathered berries
How does the geography of the land affect the ____________________?

6. Comanche – NOMADIC (moved around a lot)
Location: Western Plains
Climate: Hot and dry
Food: NOT easy to grow agriculture (farm)
Shelter: teepees: easy carry around
Clothing: Buffalo skins, bark, and grass
Resource(s): BUFFALO  used for food, clothing, shelter, tools
How does the geography of the land affect the Comanche?
*The Comanche lived in the western plains. The climate was very hot and dry. Growing crops was not an option. There were many buffalo that lived in the area, and provided the Comanche with food, clothing, shelter, and tools. They followed the buffalo. It was their “staple” resource.

7. Seminoles Location: Florida Climate: Hot and rainy
Food: fish, corn, melons, beans
Shelter: Chickees
Clothing: woven grass and fur
Resource(s): fish, corn, melons, beans, rivers, birds
How does the geography of the land affect the ____________________?

8. Vocabulary Staple: main crop
Potlatch: a celebration that lasts for many days
Irrigation: a way of watering plants using a long tube that helps water travel from rivers to the crops
Nomad: a person who moves around a lot
Migration: moving from one place to the other
Non-nomadic: do not move around a lot
Semi-nomadic: move around sometimes
Surplus: a lot, more than enough, too much
Adobe: clay
Pueblo: Spanish for town