Water and Rivers
This term names water found in lakes, rivers, and streams
Surface water
People moved to the Southwest in part because the warm climate attracted them and allowed people to escape cold states; visitors who come for warm weather seasonally are often called what?
Snowbirds
Most water in Arizona and New Mexico is used for this purpose on farms to grow crops.
irrigation
The Spanish word for village, used for places like those of the Hopi and Zuni, is what?
Pueblo
The Southwest includes states such as Arizona, New Mexico, and this large state that was once its own country before joining the United States in 1845
Texas
Name the river that supplies water to more than 30 million people and is a major water source in the Southwest
Colorado
Name one home water-saving practice families follow outdoors to reduce evaporation.
They water lawns at night.
Name the irrigation method that reduces evaporation by delivering water right to the base of plants
drip irrigation
Which 1836 battle at a Spanish mission in San Antonio resulted in nearly 200 Texan deaths but ultimately did not stop Texas from winning the war?
The Alamo
Tourism is the largest industry in which Southwest state
New Mexico
A man-made lake created when a dam holds back a river is called a what?
Reservoir
Air conditioning helped cities grow in the Southwest. In which Texas city did the first large air-conditioned office building open in 1928?
San Antonio Texas
What is a cattle drive?
A brutal long distance trail in which cattle were brought to market in the north.
What is a mission?
A place to teach religion and claim land.
Name two ancient peoples (groups) who farmed in the Southwest and built cliff dwellings or canal systems.
Puebloans (Anasazi) built the cliff dwellings.
Hohokam built canals
These are pipes or canals that carry water long distances to cities like Phoenix
aquaducts
What is "gray water" and one safe use for it?
Recycled water, used for irrigation,
What major resource discovery in 1901 at Spindletop transformed industry in Texas and the Southwest?
Oil and Natural Gas
Name the forced Winter journey of the Navajo, when many died walking 300 miles to a reservation.
The Long Walk.
What is one reason populations in the Southwest continue to grow, increasing future water needs?
Population growth,
Name the benefits of the Hoover Dam
Electricity, Flood control, provided jobs during the Great Depression.
By roughly what percent did Phoenix residents cut water use over the last 20 years?
20%
Roughly how many gallons of water does it take to grow the food needed for a typical family dinner?
1200
Which Spanish explorer led an expedition in 1540 searching for the golden cities called Cibola?
Coronado
The Navajo Nation reservation covers about how many square miles (rounded)
25,000