USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did geography help the Northwest Indians survive?
A
The Northwest Indians depended on cotton for their way of life.
B
The Northwest Indians depended on the sea, rivers, and forests for their way of life.
C
The Northwest Indians depended on traps for their way of life.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ocean and the lush coastal forests provided the Northwest Coast people with everything that they needed to survive. Tribes carved huge canoes made from cedar or spruce trees. The boats could fit up to 30 people, who paddled into the sea to hunt otters, seals, and whales.

Detailed explanation-2: -The coastline of the Pacific Northwest is dotted by numerous fjords, bays, islands, and mountains. Some of these features include the Oregon Coast, Burrard Inlet, Puget Sound, and the highly complex fjords of the British Columbia Coast and Southeast Alaska. The region has one of the world’s longest fjord coastlines.

Detailed explanation-3: -Basic Answer: The environment in which a Native American tribe lived influenced their culture. The climate of the Northwest Coast was mild and rainy. The geogra-phy where the Chinook lived was the shoreline. The Chinook had salmon for food, cedar bark for clothing, and trees for shelter.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest modified their environment by cutting down trees for houses, clothing, etc. They also hunted animals and caught fish.

Detailed explanation-5: -The people of the Northwest coast had access to vast natural resources from the sea and forest, allowing them to develop societies with different social classes based on wealth. The lands of the Southwest peoples were arid so they resorted to farming their lands with the help of irrigation.

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