States & Capitals
Vocabulary
Places
The Alamo
Random
100
What are the capitals of:

Texas 

Rhode Island

Austin

Providence

100
A large hill with a flat top, found in the Southwest is called a _____________.
Mesa
100
This land form began to form about 10 million years ago.  It has been carved slowly out of the earth by water and wind.
The Grand Canyon
100
In what state is the Alamo?  
Texas
100
What is the largest state in the Southwest Region?
Texas
200
What are the capitals of:

Oklahoma 

Tennessee

Oklahoma City


Nashville

200
_______________ is a large pipe or canal that moves water over long distances.
An aqueduct
200
What is the major dam that was built in the Southwest?  It blocks the flow of the Colorado River.  
Hoover Dam
200
Who was fighting during the Battle of the Alamo?
Mexican troops and Texans
200
Prior to the land rush in Oklahoma, who lived there?
Native American Tribes
300
What are the capitals of 

New Mexico

Maine

Virginia

Santa Fe

Augusta

Richmond

300
A person who "jumped the gun" and entered Oklahoma before the land rush started.  
A Sooner
300
During the land rush, the US Government was opening 2 million acres of land in what state?
Oklahoma
300
Who won the Battle of the Alamo? 
The Mexican Army
300
What is one reason dams are built?
electricity, water for crops, water supply 
400
What are the capitals of:

Arizona

Kentucky

New York

Phoenix

Frankfort

Albany

400
A city where the government of a state is located.  
Capital
400
Dry land where little rain falls is called a ______________.
desert
400
In 1836, Texas started a ___________ against Mexico.  (An armed fight against a government).  
Rebellion
400
What river separate Texas from Mexico?
Rio Grande
500
What are the capitals of:

Georgia

New Jersey

South Carolina

California

Atlanta

Trenton

Columbia

Sacramento

500
A wall built across a river to stop the flow of water is called a __________.
Dam
500
Where are the Carlsbad Caverns located?  What is a cavern?  
New Mexico.  A cavern is a large, natural, underground cave.  
500
The Alamo is a mission in San Antonio built in the early 1700's.  What is the goal of this mission?
To spread Christianity.
500
What state in the Southwest Region has the smallest population?
New Mexico (1.8 million people)
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