Southwest Region

Which of these would you most likely see in the Southwest Region?

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The climate of the Southwest Region...

• is usually hot and dry

• is usually rainy and cold

• is usually stormy and hot

• is always cold and snowy

Many people in the Southwest Region speak Spanish.

• True

• False

There are many cattle and sheep ranches in the Southwest Region.

• True

• False

Most of the land in the Southwest Region has mountains and forests.

• True

• False

Canada borders the Southwest Region.

• True

• False

People of the Southwest rely on the Colorado River for each of these, EXCEPT..

• Drinking water

• Water for farms

• Fantastic pool parties

• Turbines/electricity

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• Canyon
• Desert
• Drought
• Adobe

A dry area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation a year

• Drought
• Desert
• Canyon
• Adobe

A period in which very little rain falls

• Desert
• Adobe
• Drought
• Pueblo