THE SOUTHWEST VOCAB

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

• Adobe

• Pueblo

• Butte

• Mesa

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

• Butte

• Plateau

• Mesa

• Pueblo

Lacking enough rainfall needed to grow certain trees and plants.

• Aquifer

• Aqueduct

• Xeriscape

• Arid

An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water.

• Aquifer

• Aqueduct

• Mesa

• Refinery

Relating to space, Earth’s atmosphere, and the science of flight.

• Aquifer

• Aqueduct

• Refinery

• Aerospace

A pipe or canal designed to transport water.

• Aquifer

• Aqueduct

• Refinery

• Arid

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

• Mesa

• Plateau

• Butte

• Adobe

A handout of public land by the government.

• Land Grant

• Pueblo

• Ordinance

• Reservation

A factory for purifying raw materials, such as sugar or crude oil.

• Reservoir

• Reservation

• Pueblo

• Refinery

A multilevel village or community made of adobe or stone.

• Pueblo

• Reservation

• Refinery

• Adobe