Southwest/ the inuit Vocabulary U3C4-5

a person who lives on a rock ledge or cliff wall, such as a member of the Ancestral Pueblo people

• cave dweller
• mountain dweller
• valley dweller
• cliff dweller

a deep valley cut through rock by river water

• canyon
• mesa
• tundra
• plateau

a building material made partially of sun-dried clay

• cement
• steel
• glass
• adobe

an underground structure used for everyday and ceremonial purposes

• Cave
• Beach
• Kiva

• tunnel

a hut made from a frame of bent grass or bark-covered branches

• Wickiup

• Wigwam
• Igloo
• Teepee

a home made of logs or stone

• hogan

• igloo
• cabin
• wickiup

a plant that grows in the Southwest that has tough leaves

• yucca

• Bamboo
• Palm tree
• Cactus

a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice

• igloo
• teepee
• hut
• yurt

the first people to live in a place

• Foreigners
• colonizers

• Immigrants
• Indigenous people

an object that reflects the life, beliefs, and society of a group of people

• historical document
• scientific theory
• mathematical equation
• cultural artifact