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Review of the Southwest (TCI Teach Lesson 10)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To change in order to survive

a)

aqueduct

b)

adapt

c)

dam

d)

rebellion

2.

A pipe or canal for carrying water

a)

pipe

b)

lock

c)

aqueduct

d)

dam

3.

A boundary or line that separates two places

a)

border

b)

river

c)

canyon

d)

mesa

4.

This city is where the state government is located

a)

border

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

town

d)

capital

5.

A large cave

a)

big cave

b)

boulder

c)

cavern

d)

capital

6.

A wall built across water to stop the flow

a)

dam

b)

aqueduct

c)

border

d)

canyon

7.

An area that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year

a)

mesa

b)

desert

c)

coast

d)

city

8.

A flat-topped hill

a)

cavern

b)

trapezoid

c)

cave

d)

mesa

9.

A settlement built to spread religion

a)

church

b)

mission

c)

rebellion

d)

city

10.

An armed fight against a government

a)

mission

b)

battle

c)

rebellion

d)

war

11.

Home to Navajo Indians

a)

Phoenix, Arizona

b)

Monument Valley

c)

Guthrie, Oklahoma

d)

Death Valley

12.

Which is Monument Valley NOT known for?

a)

The Hoover Dam was built here

b)

flat hills and desert

c)

Beautiful scenery

d)

Home to Navajo Indians

13.

America's hottest large city

a)

Phoenix

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

New York

d)

San Antonio

14.

Which is NOT one of the 3 A's that helped Phoenix develop into a big city?

a)

Air conditioning

b)

aqueducts

c)

aquaphor

d)

automobiles

15.

Which river carved the Grand Canyon

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Colorado

c)

Ohio

d)

Mississippi

16.

True or False: The Grand Canyon is over 500 miles long.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Hoover Dam was built to

a)

protect fish in the Colorado River

b)

store water to fill swimming pools

c)

control flooding on the Colorado River

18.

How many caves/caverns are in Carlsbad Caverns National Park?

a)

100

b)

150

c)

200

d)

300

19.

According to legend, who found Carlsbad Caverns?

a)

American Indians

b)

Navajo Indians

c)

Lewis and Clark

d)

cowboys

20.

The most popular spot to visit in Carlsbad Caverns is the ______.

a)

Band Room

b)

Big Room

c)

Chamber Room

d)

Bedroom

21.

El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are separated by ______.

a)

The Rio Grande River

b)

Mountains

c)

Highway 55

d)

a canyon

22.

What are maquiladoras?

a)

Factories built in Mexico

b)

A Mexican food

c)

A spanish word that means cowboys

d)

Cars only used in Mexico

23.

The most famous Spanish Mission in San Antonio is the _____.

a)

Hoover Dam

b)

Maquiladora

c)

Alamo

d)

Ciudad Juarez

24.

The branch of government that makes laws is _____

a)

The Executive Branch

b)

The Legislative Branch

c)

The Judicial Branch

d)

The Oak Branch

25.

The head of the Executive Branch at the STATE level is the ____.

a)

president

b)

governor

c)

mayor

d)

principal

26.

Who makes up the Judicial Branch?

a)

members of Congress and the Senate

b)

state governors and local officials.

c)

teachers and principals

d)

courts and judges

27.

Guthrie, Oklahoma was settled in ____ day(s).

a)

10

b)

2

c)

5

d)

1

28.

What is Oklahoma's nickname?

a)

The Sooner State

b)

The Big Apple

c)

The Alamo

d)

The Grand Canyon State