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

What is a culture?What is a culture?

A way of life; the pattern of A way of life; the pattern of people’s knowledge, skills, and people’s knowledge, skills, and

beliefs.beliefs.

What makes people know, do What makes people know, do and believe certain things?and believe certain things?

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

adapt to or modify their adapt to or modify their geography.geography.

What does this mean?What does this mean?

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.

Let’s review the 5 characteristics Let’s review the 5 characteristics that make up the geography of a that make up the geography of a

place:place:1.1.ClimateClimate

2.2.LandformsLandforms

3.3.LocationLocation

4.4.Natural vegetationNatural vegetation

5.5.Natural resourcesNatural resources

If a group of people cannot learn to survive using the geography around them, that group of people will die off.

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 (geography). (geography).

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...

Imagine that you lived in the Imagine that you lived in the Piney Woods. Describe your...Piney Woods. Describe your...

housinghousing

foodfood

clothingclothing

We will be studying the Native Americans of Texas. These We will be studying the Native Americans of Texas. These cultures will be shaped by their geography. Each group cultures will be shaped by their geography. Each group had to had to adaptadapt to their geography for their very survival. to their geography for their very survival.

One major concept you need to understand is the One major concept you need to understand is the difference between the CULTURES and the TRIBES. Think difference between the CULTURES and the TRIBES. Think of it like this:of it like this:

The CULTURE is like a book.The CULTURE is like a book.

The TRIBE is like a chapter in that book.The TRIBE is like a chapter in that book.

Plains Culture

Comanche

Apache Kiowa

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

•Southeastern – Southeastern – mostly in the Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, mostly in the Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, Cross TimbersCross Timbers•Gulf – Gulf – Mostly in the Gulf Coast Plains and the South Texas Mostly in the Gulf Coast Plains and the South Texas PlainsPlains

•Pueblo – Pueblo – Mostly in the Mountains and Basins Region (along Mostly in the Mountains and Basins Region (along the Rio Grande)the Rio Grande)•Plains – Plains – Mostly in the Great Plains and North Central Plains Mostly in the Great Plains and North Central Plains and some Coastal Plainsand some Coastal Plains

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.

So, what are these Native American Cultures and where did they live? Well…So, what are these Native American Cultures and where did they live? Well…

On your Cultural Adaptation Handout, find the following regions or sub-regions On your Cultural Adaptation Handout, find the following regions or sub-regions and label each of themand label each of them

1. Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt and Cross Timbers1. Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt and Cross Timbers

2. Gulf Coast Plains and South Texas Plains2. Gulf Coast Plains and South Texas Plains

3. High Plains, Edwards Plateau, Grand Prairie, Blackland Prairie, Rolling 3. High Plains, Edwards Plateau, Grand Prairie, Blackland Prairie, Rolling Plains, Llano Basin Plains, Llano Basin

4. Mountains and Basins4. Mountains and Basins

Now, color all the sub-regions the following way:Now, color all the sub-regions the following way:

Color all the sub-regions listed for #1 GreenColor all the sub-regions listed for #1 Green

Color all the sub-regions listed for #2 BlueColor all the sub-regions listed for #2 Blue

Color all the sub-regions listed for #3 RedColor all the sub-regions listed for #3 Red

******Stop!!!!Wait!!!!! See those two little extra pockets in the Mountains ******Stop!!!!Wait!!!!! See those two little extra pockets in the Mountains and Basins? Color those two little pockets Brown.*******and Basins? Color those two little pockets Brown.*******

Color the region listed for #4 RedColor the region listed for #4 Red

Now, color the boxes that you wrote the Culture names in the same color as the Now, color the boxes that you wrote the Culture names in the same color as the map. This will serve as your key. Thanks!.map. This will serve as your key. Thanks!.

Piney Woods

Post

Oak B

elt

Cro

ss T

imbers

Gulf Coast PlainsSouth

Texas Plains

SoutheasternWho live mostly in the

Piney Woods and oak forests

PlainsWho live mostly in the Great Plains and North Central Plains (and some Mountains and Basins)

GulfWho live mostly in the Gulf Coast Plains and South Texas Plains

PuebloWho live mostly in the Mountains and Basins along the Rio Grande

Bla

ckla

nd P

rair

ie

Gra

nd

P

rair

ie

Rolling Plains

High Plains

Edwards Plateau

Mountains & Basins Llano

Basin

Southeastern

GulfPueblo

Plains

• Your FlemingWorld Assignment is to:Your FlemingWorld Assignment is to:

• Get with a partner (or two) and write Get with a partner (or two) and write down as many natural resources as down as many natural resources as you can for each of the regions or you can for each of the regions or sub-regions (you have 3 minutes)sub-regions (you have 3 minutes)

• Ready???? Go!Ready???? Go!

• Let’s discuss…Let’s discuss…

• Now, your job is to SURVIVE in each particular region or sub-region. Now, your job is to SURVIVE in each particular region or sub-region. You will need the following to survive:You will need the following to survive:

1.1. ShelterShelter

2.2. FoodFood

3.3. ClothingClothing

• The FlemingWorld Rules are that you can ONLY use the natural The FlemingWorld Rules are that you can ONLY use the natural resources that we came up with to survive. What are you going to resources that we came up with to survive. What are you going to make your house out of? Clothes? What are you going to eat?make your house out of? Clothes? What are you going to eat?

• NO FUNNY STUFF!!!! No aliens, magic, or purple skies raining yellow NO FUNNY STUFF!!!! No aliens, magic, or purple skies raining yellow butterflies!!! You solutions must be realistic!butterflies!!! You solutions must be realistic!

• You will work in groups and write out what you will use for each of You will work in groups and write out what you will use for each of the above mentioned necessities. You will also need to create a half-the above mentioned necessities. You will also need to create a half-decent sketch of your necessity.decent sketch of your necessity.

• Some of you will present these creations to class in 10 minutes!!!!Some of you will present these creations to class in 10 minutes!!!!

• Ready???? Go!Ready???? Go!

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. Use the following colors (you will find out 3. Use the following colors (you will find out why later): Plains = red, Southeastern = why later): Plains = red, Southeastern = green, Gulf = blue, Pueblo = browngreen, Gulf = blue, Pueblo = brown

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.