Unit 5 Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Water Changes Deserts

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Unit 5 Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Water Changes Deserts

• 20 Questions!

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a person who has no permanent home but keeps
moving from place to place.

• nomad

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How were the Hohokam able to build settlements in
the desert?

• They dug irrigation canals to carry water to
  their settlements and to desert land.

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A sudden heavy rain.

• cloudburst

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Deep water-carved gully or ditch.

• arroyo

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When might you expect to see water in a desert
stream or river?

• When mountain snows have melted or after it has
  rained.

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A large pipe or canal built to carry water.

• Aqueduct

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How do people in the desert get most of their
water?

• From reservoirs and wells.

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someone who moves from farm to farm with the
seasons, harvesting crops.

• Migrant worker

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Why can more people live in and visit the
desert Southwest today?

• It has more water.

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Thats All!

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