Question

1 number the paragraphs. 2 circle key words, names, dates, events, and places 3 underline/highlight the main ideas the southwest cultural region has many environments - canyons, mountains, deserts, and flat - topped mesas. it even has two major rivers, the colorado and the rio grande however, rain seldom falls anywhere in this region despite the heat and lack of water in the area, many indigenous tribes, such as the navajo, thrived there - and still thrive today the navajo nation lives in navajoland, an area that is larger than ten of the 50 u.s. states after oil was found on navajo land in 1920, the dine people established a tribal government that managed the resource. mesa people groups found different ways to survive in the southwest. some were nomadic desert hunters. the mesa people lacked trees for building homes instead, they made homes from the earth itself. using bricks of adobe (sun - baked clay), they built thick - walled houses that protected them from summer heat and winter cold. to protect their bodies from the sun, mesa people wore clothes made of cotton that they grew, spun, and wove into cloth. using plants and minerals, they dyed fabrics with bright colors to make the most of infrequent rain, farmers planted near naturally flooded areas such as the mouths of large streambeds or the bases of mesas, where rain runoff flowed. men dug irrigation ditches from the streams to the fields and built small dams to hold summer rain. the hopi tribe practiced dry farming, a farming tradition uniquely suited to the environment. rather than ploughing their fields, the hopi people created structures to retain soil, snow, and moisture directions: use the information from the text to answer the following questions in complete sentences 4. how did indigenous groups view their environment? 5. how did indigenous groups adapt to their local environment?

Explanation:

1. The text doesn't explicitly state how indigenous groups viewed their environment. However, their actions of survival and adaptation suggest they respected and worked with it to thrive.
2. Indigenous groups adapted in various ways. The mesa people made adobe - brick houses for temperature control, grew and wove cotton for clothing, and dyed fabrics. Farmers planted near flood - prone areas, dug irrigation ditches, built dams, and the Hopi tribe practiced dry farming and created soil - retaining structures.

Answer:

1. Although not directly stated, indigenous groups' survival and adaptation efforts imply they respected and utilized their environment to thrive.
2. Mesa people made adobe houses, grew and wove cotton for clothes, dyed fabrics. Farmers planted strategically, dug ditches, built dams, and the Hopi practiced dry farming and soil - retaining methods.