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Southwest Region- Land and Water

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a state in the Southwest Region?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

New Jersey

c)

California

d)

Michigan

2.

The Southwest region has a large number of states.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Much of the land in the Southwest region is desert.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the capital of Texas?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Austin

d)

Oklahoma City

5.

What is the capital of Oklahoma?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Austin

d)

Oklahoma City

6.

What is the capital of Arizona?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Austin

d)

Oklahoma City

7.

What is the capital of New Mexico?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Austin

d)

Oklahoma City

8.

Which of the following is NOT a state in the Southwest region?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Arizona

c)

Texas

d)

Pennsylvania

9.

Which desert looks similar to a garden?

a)

The Sonoran Desert

b)

The Chihuahuan Desert

10.

Which desert is the largest in North America?

a)

The Sonoran Desert

b)

The Chihuahuan Desert

11.

The Southwest region does NOT have which of the following landforms?

a)

mountains

b)

plains

c)

plateuas

d)

canyons

12.

What is a tributary?

a)

A tribe of people.

b)

Rivers that join other rivers (a river family).

c)

A plot of land.

d)

A mountain.

13.

This structure was built to control flooding and provides water for many people in the Southwest region.

a)

The Statue of Liberty

b)

The Rocky Mountains

c)

The Hoover Dam

d)

The Grand Canyon

14.

An area where water is stored is called a _________________.

a)

reservoir

b)

cardboard box

c)

water bottle

d)

tributary

15.

This river forms part of the border between the US and Mexico.

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Colorado River

d)

The Rio Grande River