Dwelling

NW SW Great Plains Great Basin

Longhouse Yes No No Yes {tepee shaped}

Hogan No Yes No No

Pueblo No Yes No No

Teepee No No Yes No

Earth Lodge No No Yes No

Wickiup No No Yes Yes

Roundhouse No No No Yes

ClothingNW SW Great Plains Great Basin

Animal Skin Yes No Yes [Deerskin]

Yes [Deerskin]

Breechcloth Yes No Yes Yes

Woven Cedar Shirts

Yes No No No

Leggings Yes Yes Yes Yes

Skirt Yes No No No

Cape Yes No No No

Moccasins No Yes Yes Yes

Loincloth No Yes No No

Wool Shirt No Yes No No

Dresses of skin/cotton

No No No Yes

PlantsNW SW Great Plains Great Basin

Camas Yes No No No

Cactus No Yes No No

Lodgepole Pines No No Yes No

Acorn No No No Yes

Hemlock Yes No No No

Juniper No Yes No No

Grasses No No Yes No

Cattail No No No Yes

Spruce Yes No No No

Pine No Yes No No

Currants No No Yes No

Mesquite No No No Yes

Huckleberry Yes No No Yes

Gloriosa Daisy No No Yes No

AnimalsNW SW Great Plains Great Basin

Caribou Yes No No No

Sea Otter Yes No No No

Jack Rabbit No Yes No No

Rattle Snake No Yes No No

Buffalo No No Yes No

Grizzly Bear Yes No No No

Beaver No No No Yes

Coyote No Yes No No

Clam Yes No No No

Antelope No Yes No No

Prairie Dog No No Yes No

Bighorn Sheep No No No Yes

Wolf No No Yes Yes [Gray wolf]

Deer No No Yes No

Trout No No No Yes

Land

NW SW Great Plains

Great Basin

ClimateCool in winter mild and wet in summer.

Dry, hot in the summer, not much rain and cold in winter

Hot in the summer, flash down pours, and snowy in winter

Dry, cold in winter, mild in summer, and sunny.

Plants Many trees and plants.

Sagebrush, and Cacti.

Few trees.

Forests, and sagebrush

Geography Mountainous, narrow strip of land, inlets and islands

Tall mountains, deep canyons, rivers, forests and deserts.

Huge grasslands, rivers/ streams and hilly.

Mountainous, flat lands and salty soil.

The Best Place To LiveDo you know the best place for the Native Americans to live? Well, I think if I

was a Native American I would want to live in the Northwest region. I believe it would have been the easiest place to live. Compared to the other regions, the Northwest had a lot more natural resources, better weather, and more animals.

One reason I think the Northwest region is the best place to live is that they had a lot of natural resources available. They had lots of trees. The trees could be used for a variety of items. One thing they made out of the wood is canoes. They used the canoes to go out in the ocean and to travel on the many rivers that are in the Northwest. The canoes allowed them to catch fish. There was so many fish that they had enough fish to last them the whole winter. After they caught the fish, they ate some but some they dried or smoked to keep for the winter. Another thing that they make out of the wood of trees is Cedar Plank houses. The Cedar Plank houses are big so you can fit many families in one house. They had so much wood that they even made totem poles out of the wood. The natural resources made living in the Northwest easier than in the other regions.

Another reason I think the Northwest region is the best place to live is that they had the best weather pattern. In the summer, it was cool so the Native Americans could go hunting and could easily catch fish and other animals. In the winter, the weather was mild and damp. In other regions, the winters could be very cold or the weather could be extremely hot which made it more difficult to live there. There was a great deal of rain so the plants and trees grew well. The Native Americans would use the seeds and berries of the plants for food. Some regions barely had any rain so they could not grow as many plants. The weather patterns made the Northwest easier to live in than other regions.

The last reason I think the Northwest region is the best place to live is because there are a lot of animals. The animals provided them meat to eat. They also used the skin for blankets and quilts. The animals gave the Native Americans skins for clothing and the bones provided tools for hunting and building. They had caribou, bears, clams, oysters and salmon. In other regions, animals were harder to find so they did have as much food or materials for clothing and tools. The many animals available in the Northwest region made it easier to live in than other regions.

I hope you understand why I chose the Northwest region as the best region to live in for Native Americans. As you can see, the many natural resources, the weather and the many animals make living in the Northwest region easier for Native Americans.