Geography Vocab
A large farm where livestock is raised
What is a ranch?
Austin
Texas
The American space program has one of its largest facilities there.
What is Houston, Texas?
The first word spoken on the moon
What is "Houston"?
An oil-rich area where equipment is set up to remove the oil from the ground
What is an oil field?
Phoenix
This state produces more oil than any other state.
What is Texas?
Second most common language spoken in the Southwest region
What is Spanish?
The series of government-supported efforts to explore outer space
What is the Space Program?
Carson City
Nevada
A gigantic gorge carved out by the Colorado River.
What is the Grand Canyon?
The average depth of the Grand Canyon.
What is 1 mile?
A steep, narrow canyon
What is a gorge?
Albequerque
New Mexico
The Southwest region was not always part of the United States, but part of this country.
What is Mexico?
From the video: This Native tribe considered the Grand Canyon to be a holy place.
What is the Pueblo tribe?
Chapter 7: A naturally occurring hot spring in which hot water and steam are released from the ground up into the air in a tall stream
What is a geyser?
Bonus City: Reno
Nevada
The Grand Canyon National Park is located in this state.
What is Arizona?
Explorers came from this continent, and explored the Grand Canyon in 1540, led by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas.
What is Europe?