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WorksheetsKidder South West Region
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which state is NOT part of the SouthWest Region?
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
Nevada
What famous road that runs through the Southwest Region connects the east to the west?
The California Highway
Route 93
Route 66
Boston Post Rd.
Which European explorers landed in the Southwest first?
Spanish
British
French
Germans
This is a type of clay that houses are built with.
wood
cement
adobe
pueblo
What natural resource is also called "black gold"?
coal
limestone
chili peppers
oil
Which TWO tribes originated in the Southwest region?
Cherokee
Hopi
Sequoia
Zuni
The US government set aside land for the Native Americans called...
reservations
pueblos
missions
deserts
This natural resource is a bowl shaped area.
plateau
butte
basin
mesa
The largest mountain range in the US is called the ...
Appalachian Mountains
Mount Washington
Colorado Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Glaciers created the Grand Canyon, but _______ erodes it.
dirt
water
smaller glaciers
wind
Click on ALL the places of interest in the SouthWest Region...
Painted Desert
Carlsbad Caves
The Alamo
Petrified Forest
Oil was first discovered in which state?
Texas
NH
Louisiana
New Mexico
Which group of explorers brought horses to the US?
Spanish
British
French
German
The Continental Divide...
separates the US and Canada
separates the US and Mexico
separates east and west flowing rivers in the US
separates the southwest region from the midwest region
What is a human made lake?
an aquifer
a reservoir
an aqueduct
irrigation
In order to be a desert, a location must
get sun all day
get very little snow
get less than 10 inches of rain per year
have a cactus
Moving water from one location to a place that has no water uses an
irrigation
aqueduct
a butte
a cloudburst
Click ALL foods from the Southwest Region...
chili peppers
beef
tortilla
crabs
What are there very few of in the Southwest?
trees
people
rivers
cattle
What's a name for a large, flat grassy area with no trees?
grassland
prairie
plain
all of the above
