geography of the Southwest
Where do people get water in such dry regions? pg.3
People drill wells to get water through aquifers
Why didn't people want to go to war? pg.8
They were against slavery and didn't want the states to become slave states
** Most people today live in _____ . pg.11
cities
** The Pueblo people built thier homes out of _____, _____ and adobe. pg.4
mud, rocks
The Southwest consists of what 4 states? pg. 2
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona
** Who was ruled by Mexico in 1847?
California
** Who moved to Texas and Oklahoma over the years? pg.11
People from all over the world
*Who made dome-shaped houses out of pine trees?
pg. 4
The Caddo
A ________ is a lake made by humans. pg.3
reservoir
Who wrote a famous essay called "Civil Disobedience"
Henry David
**Texas and Oklahoma got bigger thanks to what?
pg. 13
The Oil business / finding black gold
** The Apache people were _______ meaning the moved from place to place.
Nomads
** The weather in the Southwest is mostly ..... pg. 3
HOT AND DRY
** The land Mexico gave up was known as the _______ pg.9
Mexican Cession
What does the "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center" do? pg.15
*** How did artists artwork help people to understand the region? pg.16
It helped people understand what the region and its landscape looked like
which state in the Southwest follows 2 different time zones? pg.2
Arizona
** How much did the U.S pay Mexico for their land?
pg.9
$15 million
*What is the biggest industry these states have? pg. 15
farming
** The Cherokee people were forced to ______.
leave their land