Southwest Native Americans Research Paper

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The Southwest Native Americans The southwest Native Americans had a very harsh climate, and environment. First off, they lived in Southwestern America, and Northern Mexico, In states such as Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, (next to the Rocky Mountains). It was a dry and hot climate, usually about 100°F. with ~1-2 inches of rain per year. There were mountains, plateaus, valleys, canyons, and mountains. There was little to no game so hunting was not an option. The soil was not very fertile, and there was little water due to the lack of rivers, which made farming hard. There were almost no forest to live in but the forests that were there were usually inhabited. I claim that living in Southwest America is hard. The Southwest Native Americans

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