STUDY GUIDE #1 – THE NATIVE AMERICANS
TERMS: For each term listed below, define it and explain its significance in this period of U.S. history.
Use proper Cornell Notes format.
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migrate
cultural region
QUESTIONS AND KEY CONCEPTS: Give a thorough written response to each item below. Except where
otherwise noted, use proper Cornell Notes format. Directions in italics DO NOT need copied into your
Cornell Notes, but DO need to be followed carefully.
1. In general, how did Native Americans view the environment and the land?
2. How was the Native American view of the environment and land different from that of the Europeans who
later came to America?
3. When and how did Native Americans first migrate to North America from Asia?
4. List the eight Native American cultural regions discussed in this chapter. (To create your list, think about
each of the cultural regions and rank them in order from the region in which it was the EASIEST to survive
to the region in which it was the HARDEST to survive. EASIEST = #1, HARDEST = #8)
5. In which region was it EASIEST to survive and WHY? (Include evidence about the land, climate, food,
clothing, and shelter to support your answer) *This answer should be a well-developed paragraph of 5-8
sentences, and should be written on its own piece of paper.
6. In which Native American cultural region was it HARDEST to survive and WHY? (Include evidence about
the land, climate, food, clothing, and shelter to support your answer) *This answer should be a welldeveloped paragraph of 5-8 sentences, and should be written on its own piece of paper.
STUDY GUIDE #1 – THE NATIVE AMERICANS
TERMS: For each term listed below, define it and explain its significance in this period of U.S. history.
Use proper Cornell Notes format.


migrate
cultural region
QUESTIONS AND KEY CONCEPTS: Give a thorough written response to each item below. Except where
otherwise noted, use proper Cornell Notes format. Directions in italics DO NOT need copied into your
Cornell Notes, but DO need to be followed carefully.
1. In general, how did Native Americans view the environment and the land?
2. How was the Native American view of the environment and land different from that of the Europeans who
later came to America?
3. When and how did Native Americans first migrate to North America from Asia?
4. List the eight Native American cultural regions discussed in this chapter. (To create your list, think about
each of the cultural regions and rank them in order from the region in which it was the EASIEST to survive
to the region in which it was the HARDEST to survive. EASIEST = #1, HARDEST = #8)
5. In which region was it EASIEST to survive and WHY? (Include evidence about the land, climate, food,
clothing, and shelter to support your answer) *This answer should be a well-developed paragraph of 5-8
sentences, and should be written on its own piece of paper.
6. In which Native American cultural region was it HARDEST to survive and WHY? (Include evidence about
the land, climate, food, clothing, and shelter to support your answer) *This answer should be a welldeveloped paragraph of 5-8 sentences, and should be written on its own piece of paper.