Mohave
Yuman-speaking people
Mohave refers to a Native American people indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, spanning parts of present-day Arizona, California, and Nevada.
The term also designates their Yuman language and the desert that bears their name.
The Mojave Desert, often spelled with a j, is one of North America's major deserts, characterized by extreme heat and distinctive Joshua tree landscapes.
The Mohave have lived along the Colorado River for centuries.
The spelling Mojave is more common for the desert itself.
Major southwestern American waterway
- tribalOf a clan
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- Arizona48th state admitted
California · Nevada · Native American · indigenous · federally recognized · sovereignty · ancestral · Parker
Devoid of water
- BarstowCalifornia desert city
- Joshua treeMojave's signature yucca
- creosoteCoal-tar distillate for preservation
- sandFine rock particles
basin · range · Death Valley · California · Nevada · high desert · rain shadow · dry lake
At risk of extinction
- tonalRelating to pitch
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
elders · documentation · Colorado River · linguistic · grammar · vocabulary · preservation · immersion
Producing injected toxins
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- neurotoxicDamaging to nervous system
- hemotoxicPoisonous to blood tissue
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
fangs · rattle · nocturnal · ambush · rodents · burrow · camouflage · herpetology
Colorado River
Major southwestern American waterway
- tribalOf a clan
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
Arizona · California · Nevada · Native American · indigenous · federally recognized · sovereignty · ancestral · Parker · creation story
arid
Devoid of water
- BarstowCalifornia desert city
- Joshua treeMojave's signature yucca
- creosoteCoal-tar distillate for preservation
sand · basin · range · Death Valley · California · Nevada · high desert · rain shadow · dry lake · playa
endangered
At risk of extinction
- tonalRelating to pitch
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
fluency · elders · documentation · Colorado River · linguistic · grammar · vocabulary · preservation · immersion · native speakers
venomous
Producing injected toxins
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- neurotoxicDamaging to nervous system
- hemotoxicPoisonous to blood tissue
scales · fangs · rattle · nocturnal · ambush · rodents · burrow · camouflage · herpetology · antivenom
Mohaverainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical jungle · Amazon · temperate forest · wet · lush
Mohavecoastal
Of the shoreline
maritime · seaside · Pacific coast · Great Lakes region · Puget Sound
Mohaverainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical rainforest · wet · humid · monsoon · Amazon