Week 1-Roberts Flashcards
(15 cards)
What are the living conditions in New Mexico?
Inhospitable and Isolated. (Roberts 2006)
How big is New Mexico?
121,666 square miles, the fifth largest state in the U.S. (Roberts 2006)
How did inhabitants choose their habitats?
“According to geographical conditions, such as land surface, rainfall, altitude, and temperature. “(Roberts 2006)
What are the four provinces in New Mexico?
Plains, Mountains, Plateau, and Basin and Range.
What are some geographical landmarks?
Great Plains, Pecos and Canadian rivers, Llano Estacado, and staked plains.
What are the important basins in New Mexico?
Rio Grande Valley, the Estancia Basin, the Tularosa Basin, and the Plains of San Agustin.
What are the mountain ranges?
The Sandia, the Manzano, the San Mateo, the San Andres, the Sacramento Range, and the Mogollon mountains.
How does rainfall vary in NM?
The Sangre de Cristo mountains area gets the most rainfall, the Eastern plains and flats gets second most rainfall, and Rio Grande Valley gets the least.
What are the most important rivers in NM?
The Rio Grande, the Pecos, the Canadian, the San Juan, and the Gila.
What is a major concern for New Mexicans?
The lack of rainfall, the possible end of underground water.
How many life zones does NM have? Why does it have different life zones?
- Because every 500 foot rise in altitude is the same as moving 100 feet nearer the North Pole.
How did the New Mexican settlers get to NM?
They crossed a land bridge created by a locked ice sheet from the ice age that made the sea level drop 300 feet.
What were the spear points made of?
Quartzite, flint, obsidian, jasper, and chert.
Who replaced the Folsom and the Clovis man? What were they known for?
The desert dwellers. They were known for the basket and the milling stone.
What were the three cultures?
The Hohokam (Arizona), the Mogollon (NM), and the Anasazi (NM).
