Unit 5

Chapter Ten

A Changing Landscape

mesa a hill or small plateau with a flat top and steep sides
rain shadow the drier side of the mountains
adobe sun-dried clay brick

mission  

a settlement started by Catholic priests where they taught Native Americans about Christianity
society
 a group of people who have many things in common
reservation

land set aside by the government for use by the Indians
century

a period of 100 years
decade a period of 10 years
dredge to dig out the bottom and sides to make a waterway deeper and wider
aerospace having to do with the building and testing of equipment for air and space travel
primary source gives the real words and views of people who were there when an event took place
secondary source gives information written at a later time by someone who was not there to see what happened
arid dry
conflict a disagreement between two or more people or groups
compromise each side in a conflict giving up some of what it wants in order to make an agreement
runoff surface water that does not soak into the ground