The Southwest Region

There are ______ states in the Southwest Region.

• 5

• 4

• 12

• 10

Most of the land in the Southwest can be classified as a ___________.

• desert

• mountain

• plain

• swamp

Which of the following is NOT a desert in the Southwest?

• Sonoran Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Chihuahuan Desert

Which of the following is TRUE about the climate of the Southwest?

• Winter and summer have similar temperatures

• It is the hottest region in the U.S.

• Rainy summers

• Winter is very cold with blizzards

The Southwest is home to the _______ River which form a border between the Southwest Region and Mexico.

• Colorado

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

• Ohio

The _____ has steep layers and it thought to have been created by the Colorado River.

• Grand Canyon

• Colorado Plateau

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

Like the Midwest, the land of the Southwest can be BEST described as which landform?

• mountains

• plains

• plateaus

• hills

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource of the Southwest?

• oil

• uranium

• copper

• coal

Some cities in Arizona and Nevada have been known to have ______ days of sunshine per year.

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 400

What causes the striped colors in the walls of the Grand Canyon?

• fossils

• minerals

• water

• paint