Southwest Region Quiz

Label the states in the Southwest region.

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Colorado

New Mexico

Louisiana

Oklahoma

Mexico

Mississippi

Arkansas

Texas

Arizona

Nevada

Label the capitals of each of the states in the Southwest Region.

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Tallahassee

Tuscon

Houston

Phoenix

Albuquerque

Santa Fe

Austin

Tulsa

Oklahoma City

Jackson

Label the states with the matching landmarks below. (Ex. The petrified forest is in which state?)

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Grand Canyon

Petrified Forest

Big Bend National Park

Carlsbad Caverns

Where is the Hoover Dam located?

Which state has the Rodeo as their state sport?

Air conditioning and automobiles (cars) have made it possible for humans to populate the Southwest. Which themes of geography does this relate to?

(Choose 2 answers)

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Region

What helps to form the border between the US and Mexico?

• Rio Grande

• Big Bend

• Hoover Dam

• Texas

What kind of climate does the Southwest region have?

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Place the states in the order that they gained statehood? (The earliest state should go first from left to right.)

• Arizona

• New Mexico

• Oklahoma

• Texas

Which countries had control/influence over the Southwest region before the US?

(Choose 2 answers)

• Spain

• Canada

• Mexico

• Brazil