Many years ago, before Europeans came to the New World, many different tribes of Native Americans inhabited North America. As with all cultures, these tribes had to learn to adapt to their environment and the climate of that environment. For example, the Plains Indians, whom inhabited the central part of the United States, had to adapt to a hot, dry environment. Because the climate was like this, they had to adapt to short growing seasons, causing their culture to be very mobile. The Southwest Indians had a similar situation. Because they were located in the Southwest part of the United States and Northern Mexico, they also faced the problem of a hot, dry climate.…
