Chapter 8: The Southwest Region

The Southwest Region includes what 4 states?

• Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas

• Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and California

• Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona

At it's deepest point, the Grand Canyon is how many feet deep?

• 6,000

• 600

• 60

A person who moves place to place is called a

• Gusher

• Nomad

• semiarid

A body of air with the same temperature and humid is called a

• Tornado

• Air Mass

• Climate

What types of climates are in the Southwest region

• Warm and Wet

• Cool and Wet

• Arid and Semiarid

A gradual process of wearing away soil is

• Erosion

• Elevation

• Climate

A flow of oil is called a

• Oil derrick

• Homestead

• Gusher

As you travel East into Texas & Oklahoma the climate becomes

• Hotter & more dry

• Wet and More humid

• Dry and cooler

The vegetation in Arizona includes mostly what

• Cactus

• Trees

• Grasses

Who built canals to bring water from rivers to their farms

• Hohokam

• Mogollon

• Apache