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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ________ is like a mesa but is smaller.
a)
plateau
b)
butte
c)
canyon
2.
____ is a process, which slowly wears away land by water, wind, or ice.
a)
river
b)
elevation
c)
erosion
d)
canyon
3.
A period of little or no rain.
a)
drought
b)
desert
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
prairie
4.
A ____ receives less than 10 inches of rain a year.
a)
river
b)
canyon
c)
forest
d)
desert
5.
What is 1 way to explore the Grand Canyon?
a)
Swimming
b)
Mule
c)
Parasailing
d)
Plane
6.
Which is a natural resource in the Southwest?
a)
Coal
b)
Water
c)
Trees
d)
Oil
7.
Which is an adaptation of plants in the desert?
a)
Light Colors
b)
Waxy Leaves
c)
Colorful Flowers
d)
Nocturnal
8.
What mountain range runs through the Southwest?
a)
Appalachian
b)
Alps
c)
Rockies
d)
Cascade
9.
What created the Grand Canyon?
a)
Colorado River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
earthquakes
d)
Fault Lines
10.
Unusual landforms are found in this area of Arizona
a)
Grand Canyon
b)
Monument Valley
c)
Chihihuan Desert
d)
Sonoran Desert
11.
Highest Peak in Southwest
a)
Wheeler Peak
b)
White Peak
c)
Dante Peak
d)
Rocky Peak
12.
Which is an animal adaptation for the desert?
a)
Horizontal Roots
b)
Light Colors
c)
Store water in trunk
d)
Dark Colors
13.
What borders Mexico and United States?
a)
fence
b)
Chihuahuan Desert
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Gulf of Mexico
14.
Another name of lines of latitude.
a)
Parallels
b)
Meridians
15.
Where a river flows swiftly as elevation drops.
a)
run
b)
rapid
c)
drop
d)
meridian
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