Vocabulary
This type of mud brick was used to build houses
what is adobe
He explored the Grand Canyon in 1869
Who is John Wesley Powell
This river may have helped form the Grand Canyon
What is the Colorado River
What is an example of a nonrenewable resource in the Southwest
What is Oil
This is the cause of many of the rock formations changing in the southwest
What is erosion
A grassy area with little rainfall
what is a savanna
This president wanted to preserve the beauty of the Grand Canyon
Who is President Roosevelt
An area that gets less than 10 inches of rainfall each year
What is a desert
What is Texas (Houston)
This is the color of the saguaro flower
what is white
This is another name for a dry climate
what is arid
This businessman and scientist thought there might be oil underneath Spindletop
Who is Pattillo Higgins
This region has a varied climate with different temperatures and precipitation
What is the Southwest Region
This is one of the worlds largest radio observatories
What is the Very Large Array
desert, arid, and hot/humid
This is a factory where crude oil is separated
What is a refinery
This desert stretches through Arizona and parts of New Mexico and California
What is the Sonoran Desert
This cactus helps to provide shelter for many animals in the desert
What are saguaros
Why is Space a big economy in the southwest
Due to the desert and the amount of open space
Name four technology industries of the southwest
Aerospace, Computer, Electronics, defense
This means village in Spanish
what is pueblo
This Texas town became a major business hub thanks to finding oil
What is Beaumont Texas
True or False: You can see gold in the Grand Canyon still today
False
What is New Mexico
Name the 4 states in the Southwest
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma