4th Grade

Native American Study Guide

Geography (Chapter 1)Consolidation for CRCT Preparation (GPS based)

SS4G1 The student will be able to locate important physical and man-made features in the United States.a. Locate major physical features of the United States; Include the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, ContinentalDivide, the Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes.b. Locate major man-made features; include New York City, NY; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; and the Erie Canal.

The Great Basin

-Located West of the Rockies.

-It covers 200,000 square miles.

-It includes most of the state of Nevada and the western half of Utah.

-It consists of N-S mountain ridges separated by broad valleys.

-It contains many mineral resources.

Death Valley

-Located in SE California.

-Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, and driest part of North America.

-It is a national park and runs 140 miles long and 5-15 miles wide.

Gulf ofMexico

-Large body of water adjoining the coastlines of the southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

St.Lawrence R.

-Flows in NEdirection.

-Connectsthe GreatLakes with the Atlantic Ocean on the E. coast of Canada.

-Part of the river forms the international boundary between Canada and New York State.

-It opened waterways to deep-water ships.

Great Lakes

-Located inThe north-central region of the US.

-The combined area of these 5 lakes represents the largest surface of fresh water in the world.

ContinentalDivide

-Runs along the crest, or highest peaks , of the Rockies.

-It divides the flow of water into the east and west directions.

AtlanticCoastal Plain

-Extends from New Jersey down the Eastern seaboard to Florida.

-It has many marshes, bays, deep harbors, and swamps.

-It is used mainly for agriculture.

Great Plains

-Located West of theMississippi River.

-Flat, grassy regions with few or no trees.

-It is called the breadbasket because of its fertile soil.

-It has miles of flat farmland where corn, oats, and wheat provide grain for America and the world.

Philadelphia, PA-Important trading city.-Founded on the Delaware River upstream from the Atlantic Ocean.

Erie Canal-Canals were built in the early 1800s. It was faster and cheaper to ship good by water than over land. It took 8 years to build the Erie Canal.-Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, via the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers in New York.

New York City, NY-Grew rapidly because of trade.-Located at the junction of the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean.-It has an excellent deep water port.

Boston, MA-Grew rapidly because of trade.-It has a large port.

Physical Features

Man-Made Features

First Americans (Chapter 2)

How did they usetheir environmentfor hunting,food gathering, clothes makingskills.

Types of shelterand reasonsthey had thattype of shelter.

Consolidation for CRCT Preparation (GPS based)

Where theysettled in NorthAmerica.

Any unique namesgiven to the tribeand tell why.

Seminoles Pawnee Hopi Kwakiutl Makahs Chinooks Inuit Nez Perce

SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America.a. Locate where the American Indians settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole).b. Describe how the American Indians used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

Florida Plains Southwest Northwest Northwest Northwest Artic-Alaska Plateau Arizona and New Washington Canada, Mexico Greenland

Relied onbuffalo forfood andother things.

They lived inteepeesbecause they roamedwhere thebuffalo roamed.

They usedall parts ofthe buffalofor food and shelter.

They wereNomads andmoved often.

They were farmers and used an irrigation system to water their crops.-They hunted for food.

They built houses of clay calledpueblos.

They made pots out of clay tostore their food.

They tradedAlong the NW.

They built homes fromcedar trees from longhouses.They stayedin one placelonger.They hadcelebrationscalled potlatches

They tradedAlong the NW. Theyfished for whale andhunted.

They built homes fromcedar treescalled longhouses.They stayedin one placelonger.They usedevery part of the whale forfood, weapons, and other things.

They tradedAlong the NW. Theyfished forwhale andhunted.

They built homes fromcedar treescalledlonghouses.They stayedin one placelonger.

They usedevery part of the whale forfood, weapons, and other things.

They caughtsalmon in the rivers and gathered berries and plants.

They livedIn long wooden houses.

-They hadpotlatchceremonies.-They werea large nation.

-Farmers whoplanted melon,beans, and corn. -They fishedand huntedanimals fortheir skins. Skinused for clothes.They lived inlonghouses with smokeescape holes.

Women keptThe houseorganized.They arecalled peopleof the Creekbecause they live near theCreek.

They huntedwhale andcaribou.They usedThe skins for clothes.

They builthomes outof ice calledigloos.

They werecalled moundbuilders because their homes looked like mounds.