Vocabulary
An oil well that produces a large amount of oil
gusher
a grassy plain on which few trees grow, with a hot and seasonally dry climate
savanna
This Spanish explorer and a small band of soldiers were sent to find a great river that flowed through a golden canyon. They were the first Europeans to see the Grand Canyon
Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
The eastern part of Texas has this type of climate
hot and humid
Electronic equipment, aircraft, space vehicles and missiles are manufactured at factories in this state
Arizona
a climate that is dry, but is not a desert climate
arid
gradual process of wearing away soil and rock, that can be caused by gravel and sand, by water from rushing rivers, by rainwater, melting and moving glaciers and even by the wind
erosion
This mining engineer was hired to drill at Spindletop
Anthony Lucas
This part of Texas is hot but is usually dry
Western Texas
This state's researches study medicine, genetics and telecommunications
New Mexico
a factory that separates crude oil into different groups of chemicals
refinery
A desert is an area that gets less than this many inches of rain each year
10
In 1869, this Major explored the Grand Canyon, by making the dangerous trip by boat down the Colorado River and through the canyon. He was the first to call it the "Grand Canyon"
John Wesley Powell
This state sometimes has humid and windy weather
Oklahoma
Texas companies make these four things
Computers, radios, calculators and electronic equipment
mud brick
adobe
Oklahoma can experience thunderstorms, blizzards or tornadoes when these types of air masses meet over the state
cold and warm air
explored the Southwest in search of gold, lead a small band of soldiers
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The cactus can store enough of this to keep alive through long, dry periods
water
These state companies assist with the electronic, aviation, and space industries
Oklahoma
"village" in spanish
pueblo
This comes out of the ground as a thick, black liquid
oil
Businessman and scientist, who thought there might be oil beneath Spindletop. He saw signs that there might be natural gas in the area. Thought if there was underground gas, there might also be oil
Pattillo Higgins
this white, night-blooming blossom is Arizona's state flower
Saguaro
Oil can be used in products such as
gasoline, airplane fuel, medicines, fibers for clothing, detergents, motor oil and other lubricants, and asphalt for roads