Southwest Region Quiz

Label the states in the Southwest region.

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New Mexico

Arkansas

Arizona

Louisiana

Colorado

Nevada

Mexico

Texas

Oklahoma

Mississippi

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

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Tallahassee

Albuquerque

Oklahoma City

Tulsa

Austin

Tuscon

Santa Fe

Houston

Phoenix

Jackson

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

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Carlsbad Caverns

Grand Canyon

Petrified Forest

Big Bend National Park

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.)

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• New Mexico

• Arizona

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

(Choose 2 answers)

• Spain

• Canada

• Mexico

• Brazil