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The first Americans

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Scientists believe the earliest Americans were hunters who came from Asia during the last Ice Age by
walking across a land bridge to present-day Alaska.
Arctic Indians lived in the tundra, which was
often covered in a thick layer of frozen soil.
Although they lived in different environments, a basic food for most California Indians was
acorns.
An area where people share a similar way of life and language is called a
Cultural region
As the Ice Age ended, descendants of the earliest Americans had to
Move eat and south to find new sources of food.
American Indians were able to adapt to different environments by
Using natural resources for food and clothing and shelter
Many Arctic people built temporary shelters called
Iglus
Northwest Indians lived near the coast to take advantage of
Food from the sea, such as fish,shellfish, and seals.
. Indians of the Northwest Coast used wood from their forests to make
Houses and baskets
The Northwest Coast is to the Great Basin as wet and forested is to
Dry and barren
To adapt to their environment, the Indians of the Great Basin lived in
emporary camps set up as groups searched for food.
American Indians of the Plateau found it relatively easy to get food because
The climate was cool and wer and rivers provided fish.
The mesa people of the Southwest adapted their homes to their arid environment by
using sun baked clay bricks to build thick walled houses
In order to grow corn in the Southwest, farmers had to
Build irrigation ditches and dams
Without horses, Plains Indians hunted bison by
ambushing and shooting arrows at them
Plains Indians relied on the bison for everything except
transportation
The Iroquois people of the Eastern Woodlands adapted their homes to their environment by
.building wooden longhouses covered with bark
.building wooden longhouses covered with bark
Farming, hunting, fishing, gathering.
Peoples of the Southeast built their towns around large mounds made of earth, which were likely used as
A burial places and platforms for temples.
The Southeast cultural region was good for farming because its climate has
long, warm, humid summers and mild winters.
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