““Necessity is the mother of Necessity is the mother of invention.”invention.”

A culture’s development is A culture’s development is dependent upon its ability to dependent upon its ability to

adapt to or modify the adapt to or modify the environment.environment.

What does this mean?What does this mean?

Following are three slides of Following are three slides of different environments. Imagine different environments. Imagine what your life might be like if you what your life might be like if you

lived in each environment. lived in each environment.

Imagine that you lived in the Imagine that you lived in the desert. Describe your...desert. Describe your...

housing.housing.

food.food.

clothing.clothing.

housing.housing.

food.food.

clothing.clothing.

Imagine that you lived in the Imagine that you lived in the arctic. Describe your...arctic. Describe your...

housing.housing.

food.food.

clothing.clothing.

Imagine that you lived in the rain Imagine that you lived in the rain forest. Describe your...forest. Describe your...

Though many aspects of your life Though many aspects of your life will be determined by geography...will be determined by geography...

your survival will be determined your survival will be determined by how well you by how well you adaptadapt to your to your environment.environment.

adaptadapt- 1. to change (oneself) to - 1. to change (oneself) to meet particular circumstances. meet particular circumstances. 2. to alter or change to meet new 2. to alter or change to meet new requirements.requirements.

The more a culture The more a culture adaptsadapts, or , or changes themselves or the changes themselves or the environment to fit their needs,environment to fit their needs,

the more advanced they will the more advanced they will become.become.

What What adaptations adaptations in the desert in the desert would make your life easier?would make your life easier?

camelscamels

irrigation or water irrigation or water gathering systemgathering system

What What adaptationsadaptations in the arctic in the arctic would make your life easier?would make your life easier?

snowshoessnowshoes

sledssleds

What What adaptations adaptations in the rain forest in the rain forest would make your life easier?would make your life easier?

canoescanoes

more advanced more advanced weaponsweapons

We will be studying the Native We will be studying the Native Americans of Texas. These Americans of Texas. These

cultures will be shaped by their cultures will be shaped by their geography. Each group had to geography. Each group had to

adaptadapt to their geography for their to their geography for their very survival. very survival.

There are four Native American There are four Native American culture groups in Texas.culture groups in Texas.

•SoutheasternSoutheastern

•Gulf CoastGulf Coast

•PuebloPueblo

•PlainsPlains

Tribes within a culture group are similar Tribes within a culture group are similar because they live in the same environment. because they live in the same environment.

However, the four culture groups are different However, the four culture groups are different because the geography of Texas is diverse.because the geography of Texas is diverse.

SoutheasternSoutheasternPuebloPueblo

Gulf CoastGulf Coast

PlainsPlains

Look at the map on your student page Look at the map on your student page and complete the following:and complete the following:

2. Use four colors to fill in your map key.2. Use four colors to fill in your map key.

1. Use the next slide to fill in the Native 1. Use the next slide to fill in the Native American group locations. American group locations.

3. Color all the Plains groups one color, the 3. Color all the Plains groups one color, the Southeastern another, etc. Make sure your Southeastern another, etc. Make sure your key and map match.key and map match.

The groups on the slide are color coded The groups on the slide are color coded according to culture groups, so use it as according to culture groups, so use it as your guide.your guide.

4 Native American Culture Groups

• Pueblo Culture1. Tiguas2. Jumanos• Plains Culture1. Comanche2. Kiowas3. Apache4. Tonkawa

• Southeastern Culture

1.Wichita 2.Caddo• Gulf Coast Culture1.Karankawa2.Coahuilticans

As we study Native As we study Native Americans, pay close Americans, pay close attention to how attention to how geography shaped geography shaped the lives of these first the lives of these first Texans.Texans.

See if you can pick up on unique See if you can pick up on unique adaptationsadaptations such as...such as...

irrigationirrigation

trotlinestrotlines

use of oiluse of oilhorsemanshiphorsemanship

farmingfarming moss clothingmoss clothing

dugout canoesdugout canoes

A culture’s development is A culture’s development is dependent upon its ability to adapt dependent upon its ability to adapt

to or modify the environment.to or modify the environment.

Let’s see the many ways how the Let’s see the many ways how the Native Americans of Texas adapted to Native Americans of Texas adapted to

their geography.their geography.