The Southwest

A broad hill with steep walls and a flat top, similar to but larger than a butte.

• mountain

• mesa

• mole hill

• mission

A hill with steep sides and a flat top, similar to but smaller than a mesa.

• reservation

• adobe

• pueblo

• butte

An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water.

• aqueduct

• adobe

• aquifer

• arid

A pond or lake used for storing water.

• mesa

• butte

• aquifer

• reservoir

A pipe or canal designed to transport water.

• aqueduct

• truck

• river

• canoe

A multilevel village or community made of adobe or stone.

• nomad

• mission

• pueblo

• reservation

A building material, often in the form of sun-dried bricks, made from clay, dung, and straw.

• arid

• mesa

• aqueduct

• adobe

A person with no fixed home who moves as the seasons change, in search of food or water.

• noman

• nomad

• nombre

• nowoman

An outpost founded by people from a foreign land for the purpose of spreading their religion.

• mission

• migrant worker

• refinery

• reservoir

A handout of public land by the government.

• zeriscape

• mesa

• land grant

• mission