Southwest Native Americans

Where did the Southwest live?

• Wisconsin

• Arizona

• Maine

• Michigan

What type of desert landforms did the Southwest live in?

• Wisconsin River

• Mississippi River

• just canyons

• mountains, mesas, canyons

What was the climate like where the Southwest lived?

• lots of snow

• very dry and hot

• cold in the winters, cool in summers

• heavy rainfall

There was very little rainfall where the Southwest lived. How did they compensate for that for the crops?

• built a well

• dug deep ditches

• irrigation

• carried it from the mountains

What kinds of crops did the Southwest grow?

• pineapples

• apples

• bananas

• the three sisters, corn, beans, squash

Where did they build their houses?

• in the desert

• along side cliffs

• by a river

• at the top of the mountains

Why did the Southwest Native Americans build their houses where they did?

• to get water easily

• because of the snow

• because of the hot weather

• for protection

What were their homes made of?

• adobe

• wood

• sand

• dirt

What is adobe?

• a plant

• hardened clay from the Earth

• sand

• dirt

What did the Southwest make the clothes from?

• cotton

• wool

• bark

• sea grasses