Animals
Long-tailed desert rat that needs very small amounts of water
Largest saltwater lake in North America and largest natural lake west of the Mississippi
Great Salt Lake
Largest desert area in the U.S.
Great Basin Desert
Second largest tribe in the U.S. today
Navajo
Missionary to the Cayuse; martyred for Christ
Marcus Whitman
Poisonous lizard of the North American deserts
Gila monster
Deepest lake in the U.S.
Crater Lake
Contains the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, and Petrified Forest National Park
Colorado Plateau
Some of the last to resist settlement by the white man
Apache
I am the highest peak in the U.S. south of Alaska
Mount Whitney
Bird with the greatest wingspan
Wandering albatross
Largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America
Columbia River
Mojave Desert
Skillful weavers of rugs
Navajo
Shoshone woman who led Lewis and Clark on their expedition
Sacagawea
Largest land bird in North America
California condor
North America's highest waterfall
Yosemite Falls
Home of the saguaro cactus
Sonoran Desert
"Everything in moderation, no excess, no waste"
Pueblo
Most famous chief of the Nez Perce
Chief Joseph
Robin-sized bird that dives under water and walks on the bottom of the stream
World's most spectacular limestone caverns
Carlsbad Caverns
Mostly in Mexico; contains Carlsbad Caverns; known for its huge white dunes
Chihuahuan Desert
Lived in scattered groups wherever good farm land was found
Mojave
Most famous Apache leader
Geronimo