NATURALISM

MY STORY

• Narrator's plane crashes

EXPERIENCES

• Starves
• Hunts buffalo
• Experiences dust storm.
• Kills and eats pregnant wife

END

• Loses sanity in wild

TERRAIN FEATURES

• Low rolling hills
• Valleys
• Streams

CLIMATE

• Cold winters
• Hot summers
• Little rain

TERRAIN

• Dominated by grass
• Rich soil
• East is moist
• West is dryer

DANGERS

• Drought
• Little available water
• Very barren

NATURAL DISASTERS

• Dust storms
• Hailstorms
• Tornadoes
• Heat waves

WILDLIFE DANGER

• Coyotes
• Small predators
• Buffalo stampede

FINDING FOOD

• Hunt and gather
• Some wild, edible plant life
• Most food comes from meat
• Bison are extremely valuable

WATER

• PURE LUCK
• Some streams
• Tiny chance of rainwater

SHELTER

• Little trees=extremely limited
• Tarp or cloth almost necessary

SKILLS NEEDED

PORTABLE SHELTER

• Body can last 3 hours without stable temperature
• Teepee
• One stick tent that is easy to move and set up
• Lots of work and easy to catch fire
• Lean-to more recommended

KNIVE BUILDING

• Most essential tool for survival
• Made by sharpening stone
• Tie with wood by grass or shoelaces

STEALTH

• Necessary to hunt
• Fox walk
• Heel first, then side, last balls
• Wide angle vision
• Perepheral vision used to become more aware of surroundings

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/243562/Great-Plains
• http://www.kansashealthcarecareers.com/10-worst-natural-disasters-of-the-gr...
• http://www.trails.com/list_1003_kinds-animals-live-great-plains.html
• http://www.wildernesscollege.com/native-american-survival-skills.html
• http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/02/04/native-american-survival-skills/