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Southwest Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following states are part of the Southwest Region?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Arizona

c)

Colorado

d)

Texas

e)

Oklahoma

2.

What is the capital of Oklahoma?

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Norman

c)

Tulsa

d)

Austin

3.

What is the capital of Texas?

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Dallas

c)

Austin

d)

Fort Worth

4.

What is the capital of New Mexico?

a)

Santa Fe

b)

Albuquerque

c)

Phoenix

d)

Dallas

5.

What is the capital of Arizona?

a)

Santa Fe

b)

Phoenix

c)

Austin

d)

Sedona

6.

State abbreviations are made up of _____ letters.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

The correct abbreviation for Texas is...

a)

AZ

b)

TX

c)

Tex

d)

TS

8.

The correct abbreviation for Oklahoma is...

a)

AZ

b)

OL

c)

OK

d)

OKO

9.

The correct abbreviation for Arizona is...

a)

A-town

b)

Ariz

c)

AO

d)

AZ

10.

The correct abbreviation for New Mexico is...

a)

New Mex

b)

NM

c)

NE

d)

ME

11.

Which state is pictured?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

12.

Which state is pictured?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

13.

Which state is pictured?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

14.

Which state is pictured?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

15.

Which region is pictured?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Middle West

d)

Mountain

16.

In the Southwest, the high technology ___________ is booming.

a)

sector

b)

natural resources

c)

industry

d)

job

17.

The ________ built multi-story homes out of adobe bricks.

a)

Hopi

b)

Aztecs

c)

Shoshone

d)

Plains

18.

The Northeast's demand for beef helped create the _______.

a)

farming industry

b)

cattle drive

c)

railroad

d)

stock market

19.

Coronado explored the Southwest because he hoped to find...

a)

Native Americans

b)

treasure

c)

cattle

d)

a golden city called, Cibola

20.

How did ranchers get cattle to market after the range was fenced?

a)

cattle drive

b)

secret tunnels

c)

railroads

d)

bridges

21.

Once open space, the West became fenced off by...

a)

barbed wire

b)

invisible fences

c)

large gates

d)

brick walls

22.

The dry air of the Southwest helps _________ see the stars.

a)

star-gazers

b)

astronomers

c)

Native Americans

d)

animals

23.

Why did the Hopi plant their crops on the floor of the canyon?

a)

to keep them hot

b)

to keep them cool

c)

to get better sunlight

d)

to collect flood water

24.

The Pueblo Indians staged a revolt in 1680 and drove out the ...

a)

cattle

b)

Spanish settlers

c)

colonials

d)

other tribe

25.

The population boom in the southwest put a strain on...

a)

technology

b)

traffic

c)

natural resources

d)

housing