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Chapter 10-The Southwest

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call a region where there is very little rain fall?

a)

prairie

b)

swampland

c)

mountain ranges

d)

desert

2.

What was the Grand Canyon formed by ?

a)

meteor

b)

Colorado River

c)

snow-cone machines

d)

windy days

3.

What land feature separates the United States from Mexico?

a)

the Rio Grande

b)

the Rocky Mountains

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

4.

What direction is Mexico from the United States?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Northwest

5.

If I were traveling from New Mexico to Arizona, what direction would I be traveling?

a)

North

b)

Northeast

c)

West

d)

Southwest

6.

What is the land mostly like in the SW?

a)

glaciers and icebergs

b)

plains, deserts, mountains

c)

all swampy

d)

sandy beaches

7.

What is pictured here?

a)

valley

b)

mesa

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

prairie

8.

What is the name of the battle site where Texans fought for independence?

a)

The Alamo

b)

El Paso

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Oklahoma City

9.

Oklahoma is nicknamed this:

a)

Sooner State

b)

Home of the Land Rush

c)

Free Land State

d)

Prairie State

10.

Two major bodies of water are...

a)

Rio Grande & Gulf of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico & Atlantic Ocean

d)

Rio Grande & Pacific Ocean

11.

What animal would you NOT likely see in the Southwest?

a)

armadillo

b)

buffalo

c)

killer whale

d)

bald eagle

12.

What is the state capital of Arizona?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Des Moines

c)

Denver

d)

Houston

13.

Who fought each other at the Alamo?

a)

Mexican soldiers vs. Texans

b)

Native Americans vs. Texans

c)

Spain vs. Texans

d)

Spain vs. Mexico

14.

What are the four states in the Southwest Region?

a)

Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, Arizona

b)

Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas

c)

Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico

d)

Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas

15.

Which of these resources is most likely to be utilized in the Southwest?

a)

fishing

b)

mining coal

c)

growing corn

16.

What is the capital of Texas?

a)

Houston

b)

Austin

c)

San Antonio, Texas

d)

Albuquerque

17.

What is the capital of New Mexico?

a)

Santa Fe

b)

Albuquerque

c)

Amarillo

d)

Oklahoma City