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Southwest Study Game

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false: most of the Southwest is hot and dry except the area along the Gulf Coast.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

True or flase: the Chihuahuan Desert crosses parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A place where water collects underground is:

a)

a reservoir

b)

an aquifer

c)

a lake

d)

a cave

4.

a lake made by humans is

a)

a tunnel

b)

an aquifer

c)

a reservoir

d)

a ocean

5.

In the 1500s the Southwest was home to many

a)

animals

b)

trees

c)

Native Americans

d)

Spanish settlers

6.

Choose all that apply: Pueblo Indians built their houses out of

a)

rocks

b)

adobe

c)

sticks

d)

mud

7.

true or false: Nomads were people who had a permanent home.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

what was the forced journey made by Cherokee Indians in 1838 called?

a)

Walk of weeping

b)

Journey of cries

c)

wandering of wailing

d)

Trail of Tears

9.

Which Country owned most of Texas and Mexico in the early 1500s

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

10.

Mexico won its freedom Spain and took control of which state?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Arizona

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

11.

true or false: Stephen Austin set up the first major Spanish-speaking colony in Texas.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

who is the Father of Texas?

a)

Austin Stephen

b)

William Clark

c)

Cherokee

d)

Stephen Austin

13.

At what fort did Mexican forces defeat a 

small group of Texans in 1836?

a)

The Elmo

b)

The Alamo

c)

The Geronimo

d)

The Mo

14.

True or false: Texas became a state in 1845. It is the 20th state.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Which two states joined the United States in 1912

a)

Arizona and Oklahoma

b)

Oklahoma and New Mexico

c)

Texas and New Mexico

d)

Arizona and New Mexico

16.

Whcih Spanish-named River is a huge source of water in the Southwest?

a)

Verde River

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Gila River

17.

Which state has the most farms in the US

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Indianna

d)

Missouri

18.

Which state produces the most oil?

a)

Arizona

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

19.

 true or false:Wind turbines convert the wind’s energy to electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the largest city in Arizona?

a)

Albuquerque

b)

Mesa

c)

Phoenix

d)

Santa Fe

21.

What is the largest city in New Mexico?

a)

Albuquerque

b)

Mesa

c)

Phoenix

d)

Santa Fe

22.

Where is the Grand Canyon

a)

New Mexico

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Texas

d)

Arizona

23.

Capulin is________Volcano

a)

An active

b)

A dangerous

c)

An extinct

d)

A dormat

24.

The Southwest spreads from the__________to the Colorado Plateau.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Capulin Volcano

d)

Grand Canyon