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20 Cards in this Set
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Arctic
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The region north of the Arctic Circle also known as the North Pole
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adobe
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A sun-dried brick made of clay and straw used to build pueblo homes
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caribou
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A deer-like animal of the Arctic region used by the Inuit for food and clothing
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chickee
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An open-sided structure with a thatched roof used as a home by the Seminole
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igloo
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An Eskimo house built of blocks of hard snow or ice
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kachina
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A religious spirit that Hopi people believe in
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potlatch
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A party in which a Kwakiutl family gives gifts to the guests to show their wealth
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pueblo
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A village of adobe houses that natives of the Southwest lived in
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salmon
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A fish of the Pacific Northwest that was a main food source of natives there
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tipi
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A portable home or tent used by Native Americans when they traveled
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totem pole
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A tall, carved and painted pole that the Kwakiutl put up outside their homes
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travois
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A transporting device used by the Plains Indians
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environment
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The conditions or surroundings that influence you
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culture
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A way of life that can include religion, foods, celebrations and customs
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natural resources
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Something found in nature that people can use
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climate
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The weather conditions of an area
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nomad
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A wanderer who has no settled home
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plateau
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A broad area of high, mostly flat land
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plains
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Flat, almost treeless land
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buffalo
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Large wild oxen once found on the Great Plains
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