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Southwest Geography

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Oklahoma

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Texas

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

New Mexico

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Arizona

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

The capital of Texas is ___.

a)

Houston

b)

Dallas

c)

Austin

d)

San Antonio

6.

The capital of New Mexico is ___.

a)

Albuquerque

b)

Las Cruces

c)

Roswell

d)

Santa Fe

7.

The capital of Oklahoma is ___.

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Tulsa

c)

Norman

d)

Edmond

8.

The capital of Arizona is ___.

a)

Tucson

b)

Phoenix

c)

Scottsdale

d)

Mesa

9.

The largest state in the Southwest region is ___.

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

d)

Arizona

10.

America’s HOTTEST city is ___.

a)

Phoenix

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Austin

d)

Oklahoma City

11.

America’s HOTTEST city is ___.

a)

Phoenix

b)

Santa Fe

c)

Austin

d)

Oklahoma City

12.

The Hoover Dam ___.

a)

is a famous National Park

b)

controls the flooding of the Mississippi River

c)

stops water from flowing

d)

borders the USA and Mexico

13.

The Grand Canyon is the ___.

a)

most famous natural feature in the USA

b)

home to many Native American tribes

c)

tallest mountain in the Southwest

d)

smallest National Park in the country

14.

The climate of the Southwest region ___.

a)

is always stormy and hot

b)

is usually rainy and cold

c)

is always cold and snowy

d)

is usually hot and dry

15.

How many states are in the southwest region?

a)

twelve

b)

three

c)

four

d)

eleven

16.

What is the capital of the largest state in the southwest region?

a)

Santa Fe

b)

Austin

c)

Oklahoma City

d)

Phoenix

17.

What is the capital of Arizona

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Austin

c)

Santa Fe

d)

Phoenix

18.

Which state has a capital similar to its name?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Arizona

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

19.

Which state's capital is Santa Fe?

a)

Arizona

b)

Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

20.

What is the main landscape in the southwest region?

a)

plains

b)

deserts

c)

mountains

d)

oceans

21.

Which body of water borders the tip of Texas?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

22.

What was built to control flooding on the Colorado River?

a)

Hoover Bridge

b)

Hoover Dam

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Rio Grande Bridge

23.

Deserts are arid, or very dry. When there is little or no rainfall for a long time, a drought may occur. What is a drought?

a)

a period of little or no rain

b)

a trough for animals

c)

a desert

d)

a rainstorm

24.

What is America's hottest city?

a)

Dallas, Texas

b)

Buckeye, Arizona

c)

Norman, Oklahoma

d)

Phoenix, Arizona

25.

Name four minerals of the southwest region.

a)

gold, iron, aluminum, plastic

b)

gold, iron, copper, silver

c)

iron, copper, plastic, roses

d)

cactus, gold, iron, roadrunners

26.

What fuel is known as "black gold"?

a)

wind

b)

uranium

c)

oil

d)

coal

27.

The southwest has a limited water supply. Aqueducts are used to get water from the ________________ River.

a)

Mahoning

b)

Ohio

c)

Mississippi

d)

Colorado

28.

The southwest region produces a great deal of beef. Interdependence is practiced with which country, according to the text?

a)

Japan

b)

Canada

c)

Italy

d)

German

29.

What is the most famous landmark of the southwest?

a)

the Dallas Cowboys

b)

the Petrified Forest

c)

the Grand Canyon

d)

the Johnson Space Center

30.

Tex-Mex food is eaten in the southwest. It includes nachos, tortillas, and tacos. What hot vegetable is grown in the southwest to enjoy with these foods?

a)

corn

b)

tomatoes

c)

chili peppers

d)

green peppers

31.

A deep fried doughnut served with honey in the southwest is called _________________

a)

pastry puff

b)

sopapilla

c)

cream stick

d)

custard

32.

More ____________________ live in the southwest than in any other region.

a)

men

b)

women

c)

priests

d)

Native-Americans

33.

Reservations are lands put aside for Native Americans. The biggest American tribe lives on the _____ Reservation.

a)

Zuni

b)

Hopi

c)

Navajo

d)

Apache

34.

Name the states of the southwest.

a)

Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Nevada

b)

New Mexico, Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas

c)

Arizona, Texas, Mexico, Oklahoma

d)

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona

35.

What is the purpose of Hoover Dam?

a)

to control flooding and store water

b)

to provide fresh water to the people of the West region

c)

to provide a source of power to the region

d)

to combine all the rivers together

36.

The Chihuahuan Desert runs through which three states?

a)

Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico

b)

Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico, Texas and Arizona

d)

California, Colorado, Utah

37.

Which type of land form would you NOT find in the Southwest region?

a)

island

b)

canyon

c)

plain

d)

plateau

38.

Which product would NOT come from the Southwest region?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Explain how the Colorado River impacted the economy of the Southwest region.

a)

Provides bottled water to sell.

b)

Provides water to farmland.

c)

People pay for boat rides down the river.

d)

People pay to swim in the river.

40.

Why has the culture of the Southwest been influenced by Mexico and Spain?

a)

Parts of the region used to be owned by Mexico and Spain.

b)

Many people from Mexico and Spain visit the region today.

c)

People in the region like to eat Mexican food.

d)

People in the region learn to speak Spanish is school.

41.

What is erosion?

a)

a gradual process of wearing away soil and rock

b)

a person who moves from place to place

c)

a flow of oil

d)

none of the above

42.

The Grand Canyon is how deep at its deepest point?

a)

5,000 inches deep

b)

6,000 feet deep

c)

600 centimeters

d)

none of the above

43.

What happens to the climate in Texas as you travel east?

a)

the climate becomes wetter and more humid

b)

the climate becomes very dry

c)

the climate doesn't change

d)

the climate gets snowy and freezing

44.

How do people's activities vary according to elevation in the SW region?

a)

In Arizona and New Mexico, people bike and hike.

b)

People go on horseback tours in the Sonoran Desert.

c)

People can ski, sled, and snowboard in the mountains.

d)

All of the above.

45.

What ways has technology helped people adapt to the Southwest?

a)

Air conditioning made life more comfortable.

b)

Aqueducts were not used to supply water to a a growing population.

c)

People left the Southwest.

d)

None of the above

46.

Which answer is NOT a way things adapt to survive in the desert?

a)

Store extra water for dry times

b)

Nothing can survive in the desert

c)

Lightly colored bodies

d)

only come out at night

47.

What state is not a member of the Southwest region?

a)

Texas

b)

New Mexico

c)

California

d)

Arizona

48.

Is oil ready to use as soon as it comes out of the ground?

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.
To make changes over time in order to survive in an environment
a)
Drought
b)
Adapt
c)
Canyon
d)
Adobe
50.
A factory where crude oil is cleaned and processed
a)
Pueblo
b)
Reservation
c)
Refinery
d)
Desert
51.
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides
a)
Canyon
b)
Desert
c)
Drought
d)
Adobe
52.
A fuel, commonly called oil that formed underground
a)
Mesa
b)
Pueblo
c)
Erosion
d)
Petroleum
53.
The action of water, wind, or ice in wearing away soil and rock
a)
Erosion
b)
Adapt
c)
Desert
d)
Butte
54.
A dry area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation a year
a)
Drought
b)
Desert
c)
Canyon
d)
Adobe
55.
A period in which very little rain falls
a)
Desert
b)
Adobe
c)
Drought
d)
Pueblo
56.
Which state is NOT in the Southwest region?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Oklahoma
d)
New Mexico
57.
What major river is found in this region?
a)
Hudson
b)
Mississippi
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Missouri
58.
What are the two most important natural resources of this region?
a)
Cotton and diamonds
b)
Corn and wheat
c)
Oil and minerals
d)
Nuts and dams
59.
What is the climate of the SW like?
a)
cool climate with snowy mountains
b)
warm, tropical rainforest
c)
hot, dry summers & cool, wet winters
d)
warm, dry deserts & lowlands
60.
What well known landmark is found in this region?
a)
Mount Rushmore
b)
Old Faithful
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Grand Canyon
61.
What was the name of the Native American tribe who lived in the SW?
a)
Hopi Indians
b)
Woodland Indians
c)
Plains Indians
d)
Arctic Indians
62.

Choose TWO words to describe the climate in the Southwest.

a)

foggy

b)

hot

c)

sunny

d)

snowy

63.

Choose TWO items that have helped to make living in the desert possible.

a)

air conditioning

b)

apartment buildings

c)

playgrounds

d)

automobiles

64.

Which of these is NOT an important mineral found in the Southwest?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

copper

d)

coal

65.

Many Southwestern foods are -

a)

salty and crunchy

b)

hot and spicy

c)

bland and tasteless

d)

sweet and tangy

66.

Where do all of NASA's astronauts live and train?

a)

Kennedy Space Center

b)

Phoenix Space Center

c)

Johnson Space Center

d)

Houston Space Center

67.

How was the Grand Canyon formed?

a)

the ocean tides wore away the rock

b)

a meteor hit the Earth in that particular place

c)

the Colorado River eroded the walls of the canyon over time

d)

it is man-made and was dug by hand

68.

Which of the following items would NOT contain crude oil?

a)

a cardboard box

b)

plastic water bottles

c)

crayons

d)

medicines and makeup

69.
What is the name of the cactus that the deserts in the southwest are known for?
a)
Sonoran
b)
Saguaro
c)
Prickly
d)
Chihuahuan
70.
The __________ desert is the largest in North America.
a)
Sonoran
b)
Sierra
c)
Chihuahuan
d)
Arizona
71.
True or False:  The eastern part of the Southwest is where the Colorado Plateau is found.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
A landform of land that rises steeply from the land around it is called a __________.
a)
turbine
b)
canyon
c)
aquaduct
d)
plateau
73.
How long is the Colorado River?
a)
1,885 miles
b)
1,470 miles
c)
185 miles
d)
2,009 miles
74.
True or False: There are not a lot of forests in the southwest.
a)
True
b)
False
75.
What minerals are found in the Colorado River basin?
a)
Silver, copper, iron
b)
Gold, iron, copper
c)
Vitamin C and E
d)
Aluminum, copper, silver
76.
True of False:
Petrified wood is wood that has fossils of dinosaurs inside.
a)
True
b)
False
77.

What land form is pictured here?

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Canyons

d)

Mesas

78.

What land form is depicted here?

a)

Plateau

b)

Plains

c)

Mountains

d)

Forest

79.

Name the land form pictured here.

a)

Beaches

b)

Plateaus

c)

Canyons

d)

Plains

80.

What land feature of the Southwest is pictured here?

a)

Mountains

b)

Desert

c)

Forest

d)

Cavern

81.

Choose the correct vocabulary term for the picture.

a)

Plateau

b)

Mountains

c)

Canyons

d)

Plains

82.

What major river is found in this region?

a)

Hudson

b)

Mississippi

c)

Rio Grande

83.

What is the name of the cactus that only grows in the Sonoran Desert?

a)

Prickly Pear

b)

Saguaro

c)

Chihuahuan

84.

True or False: There are many forests in the southwest.

a)

True

b)

False

85.
Name the state
a)
Arizona
b)
New Mexico
c)
Oklahoma
86.
Name the state
a)
Idaho
b)
New Mexico
c)
Arizona
87.
Name the state
a)
Colorado
b)
New Mexico
c)
Texas
88.
Name the state
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Colorado
c)
Wyoming
89.

What is something you would most likely see in the Southwest region?

a)

volcano

b)

lighthouse

c)

cactus

90.

Many people in the Southwest speak Spanish

a)

True

b)

False

91.

The Rio Grande River is in the Grand Canyon .

a)

Yes

b)

No

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