User talk:Piggyhead1

a canyon is a deep valley with steep sides canyons form where rivers wear away rock.water in rivers flow quickly through a channel.the water and small rocks and sand called sediment,the sediment comes into rocks near the channel wearing them down.Steep canyon walls have little dirt to hold plant roots.some plants grow on canyon floors near rivers such as grasses,trees,and wildflowers. CAVES OR CAVERNS/ a cave is another one of our landforms of the world a cave is a natural underground,void large enough for a human to enter.some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to only cavities. ISLANDS/an island is any peice of lnd that is completly surrounded by water in two dimintions,above high tide,and isolated from other sighnficant landmasses.thier are two main types of islands thier are continital islands and oceanic islands.ther is also artificial islands.sometimes volcanos form islands when hot magma boils deep in the earth it bubbles out of a volcano as lava the lava cools,hardens,and piles up on to the ocean VOLCANO/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       VALLEYS/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       MOUNTAINS/

plains indians
plains culture

the nomadic tribes survived on hunting, and bison was thier mainfood source.the tribes are described as part of the buffalo culture(sometimes called,somewhat misleeadingly the great plains culture). american buffalo,or commonly buffalo is the commonly used(but inacuratte)name for the american bison. these animals were the chief source for items which indians made from thier flesh,hides and bones,such as food, cups,decorations,crafting tools,knives,and clothing.not a single part of the animall was thrown away.

the tribes kept moving,following and grazing migration of bison.the plains indians created teepees,because they were easily disassembled and allowed the nomadic life of followinf game.when escaped spanish horses were obtained,the plains tribes rapidly integraded them into thier daily lives.wealth and huntind techniques.they fully adopted a horse culture beggining in the 17th centry.