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Southwest Practice Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which product would not come from the Southwest Region?
a)
Gasoline
b)
Peppers
c)
Fruit
d)
automobiles
2.
Which landscape is something you would most likely see in the Southwest Region?
a)
volcano
b)
lighthouse
c)
palm tree
d)
desert 
3.
The climate of the Southwest region ____________. 
a)
is usually hot and dry
b)
is always cold and snowy
c)
is usually rainy and cold
d)
is always stormy and hot
4.
Many people in the Southwest region speak Spanish.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
There are many cattle and sheep ranches in the Southwest Region. 
a)
True
b)
False
6.
All of the United State's space missions are directed from Johnson Space Center in the Southwest Region. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Most of land in the Southwest region is mountains and forests. 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
More Native Americans live in the Southwest than in any other region. 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Gold, Silver, Iron, and Copper are found in the deserts of the Southwest region. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Canada borders the Southwest region. 
a)
True
b)
False 
11.
Many foods in the Southwest are made with tortillas and chili peppers. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Petrified Forest
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Grand Canyon
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Disney World
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Rio Grande River
a)
Yes
b)
No
16.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Sonoran Desert
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Mall of America
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Mount Rushmore
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Great Lakes
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Carlsbad Caverns
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.
Can you find this in the Southwest Region: Hoover Dam
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
What is the capital of New Mexico?
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Austin
d)
Phoenix
23.
What is the capital of Oklahoma?
a)
Phoenix
b)
Austin
c)
Oklahoma City
d)
Santa Fe
24.
What is the capital of Texas?
a)
Oklahoma City
b)
Phoenix
c)
Santa Fe
d)
Austin
25.
What is the capital of Arizona?
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Austin
d)
Phoenix
26.
A factory where crude oil is cleaned and processed
a)
Pueblo
b)
Reservation
c)
Refinery
d)
Desert
27.
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides
a)
Canyon
b)
Desert
c)
Drought
d)
Adobe
28.
The action of water, wind, or ice in wearing away soil and rock
a)
Erosion
b)
Adapt
c)
Desert
d)
Butte
29.
Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans to live on
a)
Refinery
b)
Reservation
c)
Canyon
d)
Adobe
30.
A period in which very little rain falls
a)
Desert
b)
Adobe
c)
Drought
d)
Pueblo
31.
What is a river called that connects other rivers?
a)
reservoir
b)
waterfall
c)
tributary
d)
gulf
32.
This is a place that stores water for future use.
a)
gulf
b)
reservoir
c)
dam
d)
tributary
33.
Which city is America's hottest?
a)
Austin
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Phoenix
d)
Santa Fe
34.
True or false?
Beef from cattle raised in the Southwest region is sold to Japan.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
35.
How were the Carlsbad Caverns discovered?
a)
Legend states that a cowboy saw smoke rising into the sky.
b)
Legend states that a cowboy saw bats fly out of the cave's entrance.
36.
Which Native American tribes live in the Southwest region?
a)
Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, & Apache
b)
Cherokee & Ojibwa
c)
Peoria, Catawba, & Saginaw
d)
Seneca, Cherokee, & Ojibwa
37.
Which state is shown in this picture?
a)
New York
b)
Kansas
c)
Texas
d)
Nebraska
38.
Which state is shown in this picture?
a)
New Mexico
b)
Texas
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Arizona
39.
Which state is shown in this picture?
a)
Kansas
b)
Alabama
c)
Texas
d)
Oklahoma
40.
Which state is shown in this picture?
a)
Arizona
b)
New Mexico
c)
North Dakota
d)
Kansas