"The Southwest is a hot and dry region consisting of deserts, the southern Rocky Mountains, and the Colorado Plateau. People could turvive only if they found water. The Pueblo people used irrigation methods such as building dams and tanks to store water.

"The Southwest is a hot and dry region consisting of deserts, the southern Rocky Mountains, and the Colorado Plateau. People could turvive only if they found water.

The Pueblo people used irrigation methods such as building dams and tanks to store water. They were able to grow corn and cotton on small farms. However, it wasn't all work in the desert. The Hohokams played games on ball courts and made beautiful art with acid-etchings on shells.