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4th SS: Ch. 10 The Southwest

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to settle

a)

resolve

b)

cooperate

c)

compromise

d)

conflict

2.

work together

a)

cooperate

b)

resolve

c)

compromise

d)

conflicts

3.

people on each side of a conflict agree to give up something

a)

compromise

b)

cooperate

c)

resolve

d)

conflicts

4.

disagreements

a)

resolve

b)

conflicts

c)

compromise

d)

cooperate

5.

commercial oil

a)

oil that was to be sold

b)

an advertisement for oil

6.

Why is it important to protect the Rio Grande?

a)

want to protect the fish

b)

other animals use the river

c)

people rely on it for clean water

d)

all of these

7.

migrant worker

a)

someone who moves from place to place doing one job after another

b)

a worker that stays in one place for a long time to do work

8.

dry land

a)

temperate

b)

arid

c)

tropical

9.

One effect can have many causes.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What state is Chaco Canyon in?

a)

Texas

b)

New Mexico

c)

Arizona

d)

Oklahoma

11.

Who was the first Europeans in the Southwest?

a)

English

b)

British

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

12.

During the Land Rush of 1889 the government opened parts of what?

a)

the Louisiana Purchase

b)

Indian Territory

c)

Texas

d)

New England

13.

the journey that the Cherokee were forced to make from the Southeast to Indian Territory

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Path of Sadness

c)

Indian Movement

d)

Land Rush

14.

Texas won its independence from which country?

a)

Portugal

b)

Britian

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

15.

Which state did the United States gain after winning the Mexican-American War?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Texas

c)

Missouri

d)

Oklahoma

16.

religious settlements

a)

forts

b)

palisades

c)

casa

d)

missions

17.

a person who moves from place to place and does not have a permanent home

a)

nomad

b)

migrant worker

c)

adobe

d)

pueblo

18.

a mixture of sandy clay and straw that is dried into bricks

a)

adobe

b)

nomad

c)

pueblo

d)

palisade

19.

villages

a)

missions

b)

Hopi

c)

pueblos

d)

casa

20.

the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to bring water to dry places

a)

flooding

b)

minerals

c)

irrigation

d)

agriculture

21.

a large pipe or canal built to carry water

a)

irrigation

b)

aquaduct

c)

reservoir

d)

aquifers

22.

a human-made lake

a)

aquifers

b)

arroyos

c)

aqueduct

d)

reservoir

23.

deep ditches carved over time by running water

a)

arroyos

b)

cloudburst

c)

aquifers

d)

aqueduct

24.

a sudden, heavy rain

a)

arroyos

b)

rain shadow

c)

cloudburst

d)

reservoir

25.

the drier side of the mountains

a)

reservoir

b)

rain shadow

c)

arroyos

d)

plain

26.

a small steep hill of rock with a flat top

a)

butte

b)

mesa

27.

a hill with a flat top and steep sides

a)

butte

b)

mesa

28.

drier areas of the Southwest are used for

a)

ranching

b)

farming

29.

More fertile areas of the Southwest are used for

a)

ranching

b)

farming

30.

Which event happened first?

a)

Mexico wins its independence from Spain

b)

Spain claims most of the land in the Southwest

31.

Which event happened first?

a)

Texans win their independence against Mexico

b)

The US wins the Mexican-American War

32.

Which event happened first?

a)

The first land rush is held in Oklahoma

b)

The US purchases the Louisiana Territory

33.

Which event happened first?

a)

Oklahoma becomes a state

b)

Texas becomes a state

34.

Which event happened first?

a)

The ranching industry starts in the Southwest

b)

The oil industry starts in the Southwest

35.

Which feature covers much of Arizona and New Mexico?

a)

plateaus

b)

grasslands

c)

mountains

d)

deserts