Southwest and West Review

Which state is NOT part of the Southwest region?

• Arizona

• New Mexico

• Massachusetts

• Oklahoma

What country borders the Southwest to the south?

• Canada

• Mexico

• China

• Spain

What is are two major rivers in the Southwest, one of which is responsible for creating the Grand Canyon?

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande

• Missouri River

• Colorado River

Arizona is a leading producer of ___?

• Dairy

• Cranberries

• Copper

• Fish

A place where oil is processed or made into chemicals..

• natural gas

• refinery

• erosion

Part of the Southwest has an arid climate. Arid means...

• dry

• humid

• cold

• hot

A body of air with the same temperature and humidity..

• air mass

• savanna

• semiarid

• arid

Higher elevations are both colder and receive ______ precipitation.

• more

• less

Spanish name for Native American villages in the Southwest..

• pueblos

• mission

• cliff dwelling

Early explorers to the Southwest were looking for...

• gold

• corn

• sheep

• coal