USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Basin culture area is centred in the intermontane deserts of present-day Nevada and includes adjacent areas in California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.

Detailed explanation-2: -Several distinct tribes have historically occupied the Great Basin; the modern descendents of these people are still here today. They are the Western Shoshone (a sub-group of the Shoshone), the Goshute, the Ute, the Paiute (often divided into Northern, Southern, and Owens Valley), and the Washoe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The American Indians of the Great Basin culture area lived in the desert region that reaches from the Rocky Mountains west to the Sierra Nevada. The Columbia Plateau lies to the north, and the Mojave Desert is to the south.

Detailed explanation-4: -These bison-oriented indigenous peoples inhabited a portion of the North American continent known as the Great Basin. The climate in the Great Basin was very arid, which affected the lifestyles and cultures of its inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-5: -American Indians are often further grouped by area of residence: Northern America (present-day United States and Canada), Middle America (present-day Mexico and Central America; sometimes called Mesoamerica), and South America.