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Native Tribes
Question | Answer |
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What is archaeology? | Interpretation of material evidence of ancient settlements. |
What do archaeologists do? | Study human behavior and cultures of the past through artifacts |
Where is Cactus Hill located? | In Southeastern Virginia, on the Nottoway River |
Why is Cactus Hill important? | Has evidence that humans lived there 18,000 years ago |
Where is one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America? | Cactus Hill |
Before the arrival of Europeans, where were Native Americans located? | Dispersed across the different environments of North America |
Where do the Inuit live? | Present-day Alaska and northern Canada (Arctic region) |
What is the environment like for the Inuit people? | Below freezing for much of the year, snowy |
Where do the Kwakiutl live? | Pacific Northwest coast |
What is the environment like for the Kwakiutl people? | Rainy and mild, with lots of trees |
Where do the Lakota live? | Interior of the United States, the Great Plains region |
What is the environment like for the Lakota people? | Dry, grasslands |
Where do the Pueblo people live? | Southwestern United States, present-day Arizona and New Mexico |
What is the environment like for the Pueblo people? | Hot, desert areas that border cliffs and mountains |
Where do the Iroquois people live? | Northeastern United States, called the Eastern Woodlands |
What is the environment like for the Iroquois people? | Heavily forested |
What is the definition of Natural Resource? | Things that come directly from nature |
What is the definition of Human Resource? | People working to produce goods and services |
What is the definition of Capital Resource? | Goods produced and used to make other goods and services |
What are examples of natural resouces? | Fish caught, wild animals hunted, and crops grown |
What are examples of human resources? | The PEOPLE who fished, made clothing, and hunted animals |
What are examples of capital resources? | The canoes, bows, and spears used by native people |