Southwest Region

Who is a person who moves from place to place?

• traveler

• nomad

• settler

• Native American

What is a body of air with the same temperature and humidity called?

• gusher

• hurricane

• air mass

• arid

What is the gradual process of wearing away soil and rock?

• erosion

• chipping

• excavating

• dab

This is a large flow of oil.

• erosion

• gusher

• oil spill

• leak

How many states are in the Southwest region?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

At the deepest point, the Grand Canyon is how deep?

• 60 feet

• 600 feet

• 6,000 feet

• 60,000 feet

If you travel EAST in Texas, the climate becomes____

• drier and more humid

• drier and less humid

• wetter and more humid

• wetter and less humid

What kind of vegetation would you mostly find in the Sonoran Desert of western Arizona?

• tress

• grasses

• cactus

• marsh plants

Who became president of the Republic of Texas after it became independent from Mexico?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Nat Love

• John Dallas

What is the Spanish word for "village"?

• peublo

• hut

• pebble

• tipi