1. Desert Southwest By: Erin Rooney, Salvatore Rosselli, Matthew Scarpantonio, Dylan Tasch, Kimberly Vasquez, and Angelina Vista

2. Location Southwestern portion of North America Northern Mexico and Central America

3. Tribes Tribes living in the Southwestern portion of North America Immigrated to the area around 20,000 BCE Siberia

4. Environmental Little amounts of rain and water Areas with mineral wealth, plentiful forests at higher elevations, and few fertile river valleys Most areas contain deserts, few fertile rivers valleys

5. Housing Hopi and Anasazi built houses out of clay (adobe) Built houses on the side of cliffs

6. Food Hunted deer, squirrel, rabbit, and elk Made crops (maize, beans, peppers, and squash)

7. Religion Believed In animism Believed that all humans, animals, plants, trees, and even rocks have a spirit Used Kachina dolls to instruct young children about spirits(religious icons)

8. Credits Dylan Tasch-Location Erin Rooney-Tribes Salvatore Rosselli-Environmental Kimberly Vasquez-Housing Matthew Scarpantonio-Food Angelina Vista-Religion