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The Southwest Region

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is the letter A on?

a)

Georgia

b)

Nebraska

c)

Indiana

d)

Tennessee

2.

Which state is the letter B on?

a)

Illinois

b)

Nebraska

c)

Indiana

d)

Tennessee

3.

Which state is the letter C on?

a)

Illinois

b)

Nebraska

c)

Georgia

d)

Tennessee

4.

Which state is the letter D on?

a)

Illinois

b)

Nebraska

c)

Georgia

d)

Mississippi

5.

Which state is marked with the letter A?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

6.

Which state is marked with the letter B?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

7.

Which state is marked with the letter C?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

8.

Which state is marked with the letter D?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

9.

A rock carving made by ancient people long ago is called a ________.

a)

petroglyph

b)

reservation

c)

adobe

d)

butte

10.

An American Indian village of the Southwest made of stone and adobe buildings built very close together is called a ________.

a)

pueblo

b)

reservation

c)

adobe

d)

butte

11.

An area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans is called a ________.

a)

pueblo

b)

reservation

c)

adobe

d)

butte

12.

A small hill with steep sides is called a ________.

a)

pueblo

b)

reservation

c)

adobe

d)

butte

13.

A hill with a flat top is called a ________.

a)

pueblo

b)

hogan

c)

adobe

d)

mesa

14.

A Navajo home that was dome shaped and made of wooden poles, tree bark, and mud is called a ________.

a)

pueblo

b)

hogan

c)

adobe

d)

mesa

15.

A building material made from clay and straw that dries and hardens in the sun is called ________.

a)

pueblo

b)

hogan

c)

adobe

d)

mesa

16.

Which one is NOT a major industry in the Southwest?

a)

mining

b)

tourism

c)

agriculture

d)

banking

e)

manufacturing

17.

The Alamo played an important role in the history of which Southwest state?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

18.

Farmers in Arizona irrigate their crops.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Flood was responsible for the formation of what natural landform?

a)

The Alamo

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

The Petrified Forest

d)

White Sands National Monument

20.

Which major city in the Southwest was formed by the Land Rush of 1889?

a)

Houston

b)

Oklahoma City

c)

Phoenix

d)

Santa Fe

21.

What happened to the Southwest during the Dust Bowl? (Check all that apply)

a)

Millions of acres of land were damaged by drought and dust storms.

b)

The swirling clouds of dust ruined crops, homes, and machinery.

c)

People and animals died in the storms.

d)

Millions of families moved to the Southwest.

e)

The Grand Canyon was formed.