CKLA Unit 6: Native Americans Chapter 5 Rainforests, Rivers, and Ocean

It has very little rainfall but thick trees

It has no large animals living in it

It is located in a temperate zone rather than the tropics

It is too cold for plants to grow well

They stored enough food for many years

They traded for food from other regions

Food was available year-round from forests and waters

They had large farms for growing crops

Salmon lived in rivers all year long

Salmon were easy to catch in the ocean

Salmon could be dried without any preparation

Salmon returned to the same rivers each year and were very nutritious

Whale bones were used to build homes

Whales were easier to catch than fish

One whale could feed a village for months

Whale oil could be sold to settlers

A sign of how wealthy the family was

A warning to other clans

A symbol of the family’s connection to a spirit or part of nature

A decoration placed outside the home

It held tools and food for the village.

It was used only for ceremonies.

It was a large home for many clan members to live together.

It was built for chiefs to live alone.

It was a ceremony for training young hunters

It focused on gift-giving to show wealth and status

It was only held during harvest time

It included games and contests between clans

They wanted tribes to create new traditions

They did not understand why people gave away or destroyed valuable items

They believed the ceremonies were dangerous

They thought the ceremonies were too loud and disruptive