WorksheetsSouthwest Region
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________gets less than 10 inches of rain a year.
a)
mesa
b)
mission
c)
desert
d)
plantation
2.
____________is part of the Navajo Reservation and is the largest reservation in the USA.
a)
Carlsbad Caverns
b)
Grand Canyon
c)
Monument Valley
d)
El Paso
3.
A ______________is a large pipe or canal that moves water over a long distance.
a)
aqueduct
b)
adaptation
c)
mesa
d)
dam
4.
_________is America's largest hot city.
a)
San Antonio, TX
b)
El Paso, TX
c)
Austin, TX
d)
Phoenix, AZ
5.
Which of the following is NOT ONE of the 3 As that helped bring people to Phoenix?
a)
airplanes
b)
air conditioning
c)
automobile
d)
aqueduct
6.
The Hoover Dam was built over ________ years ago.
a)
100
b)
70
c)
120
d)
85
7.
Which river does the Hoover Dam block?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Colorado River
8.
The Grand Canyon can be found in which state?
a)
Arizona
b)
New Mexico
c)
California
d)
Oklahoma
9.
What formed the Grand Canyon?
a)
limestone and water
b)
water and wind
c)
granite and ice
10.
What formed the Grand Canyon?
a)
limestone and water
b)
water and wind
c)
granite and ice
11.
What formed the Grand Canyon?
a)
limestone and water
b)
water and wind
c)
granite and ice
12.
A _____________is a large cave.
a)
mountain
b)
mesa
c)
delta
d)
cavern
13.
What is the biggest room called in Carlsbad Caverns?
a)
Big Room
b)
Queen's Chambers
c)
Baby Hippo
d)
Devil's Waterfall
14.
What animal is famous for leaving the Carlsbad Caverns during the same time of day, everyday?
a)
cougars
b)
bats
c)
cockroaches
d)
mosquitoes
15.
Carlsbad Caverns is found in which Southwest State?
a)
Texas
b)
Arizona
c)
New Mexico
d)
Oklahoma
16.
What makes up the border between the US and Mexico?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Colorado River
d)
The Grand Canyon
17.
Which of the following is an American city: El Paso or Ciudad Juarez?
a)
Ciudad Juarez
b)
El Paso
18.
Why have hundreds of business built factories in Mexico?
a)
lower cost of doing business
b)
increase costs of doing business
c)
wanted to enjoy the warmer weather
19.
A mission is a ________________
a)
Mexican settlement where priests teach Christianity
b)
French settlement where priests teacher Christianity
c)
Spanish settlement where priests teach Christianity
20.
What is the name of San Antonio's most famous mission?
a)
de Santa Anna
b)
El Paso
c)
Alamo
21.
True or False: Texas was its own nation for a couple of years.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What is the capital of Texas?
a)
San Antonio
b)
El Paso
c)
Houston
d)
Austin
23.
State courts are part of which branch of government?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
24.
The governor is head of which branch for a state?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
25.
How many days was Guthrie formed?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
What group of people were the only people living in Oklahoma before 1889?
a)
Spanish
b)
Mexicans
c)
Native Americans
27.
What were the name of the "cheaters" who settled land before the government allowed?
a)
sooners
b)
tooners
c)
longhorns
d)
cheaters
28.
Most of the Southwest is____________
a)
mountains
b)
rivers
c)
forest
d)
desert
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