Southwest Native Americans

Which color region on the map represents the Southwest

• blue

• orange

• green

• yellow

The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert. What were the houses of the Southwest called?

• longhouses
• tepees
• wigwams
• pueblos

The Southwest cultural region's climate is best described as:

• Cool summers, mild winters

• Hot and dry most of the year with little to no rainfall

• 4 seasons

• Tundra

Southwest Native Americans created their own jewelry made of

• Diamonds
• Silver
• Beads
• Turquoise

Which of following is one way these Native Americans adapted to their environment?

• Trading for what they need

• They used irrigation systems to collect and store water so they would be able to farm

• They stored food in containers

• They traveled long distances for wood

What was the most important food source to the southwest?

• Deer

• Corn (maize)

• Potatoes

• Berries

What ancient Southwest traditions did the Pueblo people use?

• irrigation and multi-story cliff dwelling

• raising sheep

• only using irrigation for farming

• only houses built many stories high in cliffs

What was the adobe for the pueblos made from?

• glass

• clay and mud

• cement

• soft mud

In the Southwest, they used adobe to make bricks. What was adobe made of?

• bricks

• clay and mud

• stones

• water and leaves

All of these were crops of the Southwest Native Americans except what ?

• Corn
• Beans
• Tomatoes
• Squash