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What are the 4 largest cities in the NM Great Plains Province
Clovis, Hobbs, Roswell, and Carlsbad
Understanding events and people based on the accepted ideas and values of the time period being studied.
Perspective
The study of the earth
Geography
The description of where a place is in relation to other places or things
Relative Location
The exact position of a place
Absolute Location
A ___________ is a second hand account of history
secondary source
The measurement of distances east and west of the prime meridian
Longitude
A reference line that runs through Greenwich, England, and divides the world into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Half of the earth
Hemisphere
Places on earth that have at least one common feature
Region
A 2 dimensional representation of a country or object
map
The measurement of distances north and south of the equator
Latitude
What are the 5 regions of the United States
West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast
What are the four states that make up the Southwest Region
Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico
A spherical 3-D representation of the earth
Globe
An are of land with unique physical features as well as distinct plant and animals
Province
Name the four NM provinces
Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin & Range
The north-central part of NM is in the _____________ province
Rocky Mountains Province
Spanish settlers chose Santa Fe as the site for a new capital because it was near ___________ for protection and it was near a ___________ for a water source
mountains and river
____________ is the largest city in the Rocky Mountains Province
Santa Fe
__________ is an elevated (raised) area of mostly flat land usually extending from a mountain range
Plateau
________ rise from the earth and are so flat on the top that they look like tabletops
Mesas
A ________ is similar to a mesa but it is smaller
Butte
____________ are fields of lava rock
malpais
The eastern part of New Mexico is part of the _____________ Province
Great Plains
The ___________ or "staked plains" is located in the Great Plains Province
Llano Estacado
The ____________ Province is the least populated of the four natural provinces
Great Plains
________ and __________ are the main economic activities in the Great Plains Province
Farming and Ranching
What is the largest city in the Colorado Plateau Province?
Farmington
The Colorado Plateau Province is home to 70,000 ___________ Indians
Navajo
The Rocky Mountains are divided into four sections. They are __________, _________, _________, and _______
southern, central, northern, and Canadian
The _____________ Province is located in the south-central part of the state between the Rio Grande and Pecos rivers
Basin and Range
The two largest cities in New Mexico -- ___________ and __________-- are in the Basin and Range Province
Albuquerque and Las Cruces
The ___________ industry is one of the biggest employers in the Basin and Range Province
aerospace
Because it has 300 days of sunlight a year, Albuquerque is has attracted _______ energy companies
solar