A#5 Physical Environment

Benchmark 1-A: New Mexico:

Explore and explain how people and events have influenced the development of New Mexico up to the present day.

#5 Standard with Test Specifications:

Explain how New Mexicans have adapted to their physical environments to meet their needs over time (i.e., living in the desert, control over water resources, pueblo structure, highway system, use of natural resources).

Specifications:

● Identify importance of human-environment interactions (e.g., hunting, irrigation techniques and architecture) specifically those of early indigenous settlements.

Sample Question:

What is the most likely reason that ancient Pueblo people built their living dwellings facing South?

A. to protect the pueblo from enemies

B. to conduct ceremonies in the mornings

C. to have better access to the central plaza

D. to take advantage of the sun to heat their homes*