| A | B |
| tundra | a treeless area of the arctic region, a frozen desert |
| taiga | arctic region that contains some tree and forests |
| sub-arctic | the region below the Arctic Circle |
| Eskimo | means eater of raw flesh |
| Inuit | means "the people" |
| Anasazi | means ancients enemies of the Navaho, or ancient ones |
| kiva | round rooms built in the cliff dwellings used to hold meetings and religious ceremonies |
| drought | a long spell of dry weather with little or no rain |
| nomad | a person, or group of people, with no permanent home |
| pueblo | clay plastered villages that the Anasazi lived in |
| mesa | a flat topped mountain that the Anasazi used to plant their crops. |