Southwest Region

Which of the following states are NOT located in the SW region?

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Colorado

• New Mexico

The southwest is MOSTLY covered with all of the following landforms.

• plateaus

• oceans

• mountains

• rocky deserts

• rivers

What word would describe the climate of the southwest?

• cold and snowy

• arid

• temperate

• cold and rainy

The Hoover Dam is very important to the people of the southwest. What are the functions of the dam?

• irrigate fields

• supply citizens water/recreational use

• water flows into the Rio Grande River

• create electrical power

The Southwest is heavily influenced by what culture?

• African American

• French

• Asian

• Spanish

The 2 biggest products of the southwest economy are:

• oil/cattle

• corn/cattle

• coal/iron ore

• oil/corn

Why is it so difficult to grow crops in the SW?

• The soil is too moist/wet

• The land is dry with little to no rain

• The southwest is known for farming

• The animals eat the plants that grown

The _____________soliders came to America in search of gold and treasure.

• American

• French

• Native American

• Spanish

A __________ is a Spanish term for "village" or "town."

• adobe

• irrigation

• pueblo

• drought

The Southwest Indians built their homes of a mixture of clay and straw baked into hard bricks called__________?

• chimichanga

• pueblo

• queso

• adobe