Chapters 10 & 11 - The Southwest Flashcards
a hill or small plateau with a flat top and steep sides
mesa
a steep, narrow hill or rock with a flat top, like a mesa, but smaller
butte
the drier side of a mountain
rain shadow
a sudden, heavy rain
cloudburst
a deep, water-carved gully or ditch
arroyo
a layer of rock, sand, or gravel that absorbs water
aquifer
a lake made by people to collect and store water
reservoir
a large pipe or canal that carries water from one place to another
aqueduct
the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to carry water to dry places
irrigation
a statement that can be checked and proved to be true
fact
made up writing
fiction
an adobe village
pueblo
a mixture of sandy clay and straw that is dried into bricks
adobe
a person who has no permanent home and moves from place to place
nomad
a religious settlement
mission
a gift of land given by the government
land grant
dry, or having little rainfall
arid
a worker who moves from place to place, doing different jobs
migrant worker
relating to business or trade
commercial
a disagreement between two or more people or groups
conflict
an agreement in which each side in a conflict gives up some o f what it wants
compromise
to work together
cooperate
to settle a conflict
resolve
having to do with the building and testing of aircraft and equipment for air and space travel
aerospace
land set aside by the government for use by Native Americans
reservation
petroleum pumped from the ground
crude oil
a factory that turns crude oil into useful products, such as gasoline and other fuels
refinery
to dig out the bottom and sides of a waterway to make it deeper and wider
dredge
a place where people use instruments, such as telescopes, for observation of objects and events in space
observatory
a landscaping method that conserves water
xeriscape
the process of the sun’s heat turning water into a gas form
evaporation
