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3.3 Southwest

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  • What were summers like in the Southwest?
    long and hot
  • How does the climate in the SW affect trees and plants?
    There are very few.
  • Name 4 types of landforms in the SW. (MMCD---M&Ms are CanDy)
    mountains--mesas--canyons--deserts
  • What did the Hopi use for cooking, serving, and storing food and water in?
    clay pots
  • The SW region stretches from the present-day _________________ states (AZ, NM, parts of CA, NV, and TX) to present-day northern _________________.
    southwestern--Mexico
  • The Hopi had ________-type buildings called _____________that can be ___ to ___ stories high.
    apartment--pueblos---4 to 5
  • The Southwest is the _____________ region.
    driest
  • Adobe is a type of _____________ that hardens like _____________.
    clay--cement
  • What Native American group lived in the SW region about 2000 years ago?
    Anasazi
  • What are winters like in the Southwest?
    short and mild
  • The Anasazi made houses out of ________ and _________.
    stone and adobe
  • Who owned property, including buildings and land? Hopi women or Hopi men
    women
  • What kind of vegetation is there in the SW? (4)
    corn, beans, squash, cotton
  • Who were the descendants of the Anasazi?
    The Hopi
  • Is clay a resource of the SW?
    yes
  • amount of rainfall in the southwest region?
    very little
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