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Southwest
PEOPLE
A mystery
• Pueblos-spanish villages• Built Adobes-a sun-baked clay brick• Home to about 1,000 people
The Navajo
• Navajo group for hunting and growing corn500-1000 years agoThey learned how to raise large herds of sheep
Europeans in the SW
• Spanish came here first• Came looking for gold but found none
Spanish settlements
• Before the pilgrims landed on Plymouth rock, the Spanish had already built settlement in the SW region-Most of what is now New Mexico
Other settlers
• Other settlers came looking for silver, copper and gold
• Others came just for farming and to raise cattle/sheep
People of the SW today
• For many years this region was not highly populated
• The development of roads, highways, and the automobile made it easier for people to get to this region
AC
• Many people moved to this region because of air conditioning. Willis Carrier-built the first AC and buildings were now being cooled
Population increases
• Phoenix, AZ is the fastest growing city in the nation
• Many newcomers and immigrants settle here• Also many retire here-for the beauty and
warmth
Culture
• Celebrate heritage• Pow wows-native festival where they dance,
sing, listen to songs, and eat food• Rain dances!• Festivals-crab festival in Texas• Cinco de Mayo-5th of May