The Southwest

The Southwest people were the first Native Americans to create their own

• homes

• dugouts

• crops

• irrigation system

To make changes over time in order to survive in an environment

• Drought
• Adapt
• Canyon
• Adobe

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• Canyon
• Desert
• Drought
• Adobe

A dry area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation a year

• Drought
• Desert
• Canyon
• Adobe

A land form that is a flat-topped hill with steep sides

• Refinery
• Mesa
• Mountain
• Adobe

A period in which very little rain falls

• Desert
• Adobe
• Drought
• Pueblo

Which state is NOT in the Southwest region?

• California
• Texas
• Oklahoma
• New Mexico

What major river is found in this region?

• Hudson
• Mississippi
• Rio Grande
• Missouri

What are the two most important natural resources of this region?

• Cotton and diamonds
• Corn and wheat
• Oil and minerals
• Nuts and dams

What is the climate of the SW like?

• cool climate with snowy mountains
• warm, tropical rainforest
• hot, dry summers & cool, wet winters
• warm, dry deserts & lowlands