| Term | Definition |
| adobe | a building material made of clay baked in the sun |
| authentic | genuine; real |
| concrete | mixture of crushed stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water |
| heritage | traditions and skills handed down from one generation to the next |
| normal | usual; common |
| evaporated | vanished; disappeared |
| forms | devices that give shape to something; molds |
| irrigation | system of supplying land with water by using ditches, by sprinkling |
| pueblo | a Native American village of homes grouped together to form a single building |
| converted | changed into a different form or used in a different way |