1. Lifestyle: Proficient farmers, hunted small game
SOUTHEASTERN CULTURE
Geography: Eastern Coastal Plains, lots of forests and fertile land for growing crops
Dwellings: Dome shaped homes made of tree trunks and grasses ( “Beehives” )
Lifestyle: Proficient farmers, hunted small game
Food: beans, squash, corn, deer, bear, bison
Unique/Interesting: Confederation of tribes, trade network
PLAINS CULTURE
Geography: Great & Central Plains, wide open space, flat land, canyons
Dwellings: Tipis
Lifestyle: Nomadic hunters
Food: Buffalo
Unique/Interesting: Used all
parts of the Buffalo, decorated their bodies
Comanche
Apache
PUEBLOAN CULTURE
Geography: Mountains &
Basins, lived mostly along
rivers
Dwellings: Adobe buildings
made of straw, mud, clay
Lifestyle: Hunters and farmers
Food: Corn, beans, squash, deer, antelope
Unique/Interesting: Tattooed their bodies
GULF COAST CULTURE
Geography: Along the Gulf of Mexico, flat coastal land
Dwellings: Small grass huts (wikiups)
Lifestyle:Nomadic if food was scarce (move inland)
Food: Seafood, berries, small game
Unique/Interesting: Used dugout canoes for fishing