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| An extremely dry area with little water and few plants |
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| A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level |
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| Largest desert in North America; most of it lies in Mexico, but it also extends north into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona |
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| large area of flat elevated land located on the four corners area of the Southwest, and includes much of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico |
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| thin tower of rock that is formed when wind and rain wear away the sides of a mesa |
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| important fresh water source river in southwest US which starts in the Rocky mountains and ends in Mexico; created the Grand Canyon |
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| deep ditches carved over time by running water |
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| important fresh water source river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico; |
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| The Pueblo Indians lived in the Southwestern United States. They built extensive irrigation systems to water their primary crop, which was corn. Their houses were multi-storied buildings made of adobe (dried mud). |
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| 1836 attack on the Alamo mission in San Antonio by Mexican forces during the Texas revolution |
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Battle of San Jacinto
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| Final battle of the Texas Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican army and independence for Texas |
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| land that belongs to a nation but is not a state and is not represented in the national government |
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| Method cowboys used to move large herds of cattle |
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| sudden migration to claim land in Oklahoma after part of Indian Territory was opened to white settlement |
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| self-ruling group that has the power to do everything necessary to govern itself |
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| largest sovereign nation in the US |
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| Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages. |
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| Laws mandating proper soil maintenance to make sure that another dust bowl was avoided. |
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| Fort built in the southwest by Spanish to protect the mission and enforce its rules |
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| Revolt by Pueblo people in New Mexico against Spain |
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| Spanish missionary priest who opposed enslaving Native Americans; worked to end the fighting between the Spanish and Native Americans |
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| Priest who began the revolt against Spanish rule in Mexico |
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| huge pieces of land used to raise cattle and sheep , especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West and Southwest |
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