Land and Water
How many states are in the SW region?
Four.
Much of the SW region is _____.
Desert
True or False: New Mexico is known for its silver mines.
What is the most famous landmark in the SW region?
One of the most important ingredients in traditional SW region cooking is what?
Tortillas
How many deserts make up the majority of the land in the SW?
Two
This is a period of time where this is little or no rain.
What is a drought?
What is one of the main uses for Copper, which is a resource found in the SW region?
Pennies / Copper Wire
True or False: The top part and the bottom part of the Grand Canyon have the same weather.
False
True or False: The Southwest Region does not have many Native-American people living there.
False
One of the largest rivers in the US, and the main one that runs through the SW region, is called the _______ ________.
Colorado River
True or False: many places in the SW region receive more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
True
What are aqueducts?
Where is the Johnson Space Center located?
Texas
Many foods/meals in the SW region are very _____.
Spicy
The border between Texas and Mexico is the ___ ________ ________.
Rio Grande River
Name one SW region animal that was mentioned in our reading.
Mexican Gray Wolf, Great Horned Owl, Golden Eagle, Rattlesnake, Pocket Mouse
This fuel or resource has been nicknamed 'Black Gold'
Oil
Carlsbad Caverns, which is a _______ park, is known for having many ______ that live in the caves.
National, Bats
What is the name of the biggest Indian Tribe in America?
The Navajo
What is the name of the dam built in the SW region to control flooding?
The Hoover Dam
What is the hottest 'big' city in America? (It's in the SW region)
How many people does the Colorado River provide drinking water for?
25 Million
Who lives at the Johnson Space Center? What do they do there?
NASA's Astronauts, Train
What two other countries once owned parts of the SW region?
Mexico and Spain