This region spreads from the Gulf of Mexico to the Colorado River.
Southwest
This is a place where water collects underground.
aquifer
These people moved from place to place with no permanent home.
nomads
This city is the largest city in Arizona.
Phoenix
Most of the Southwest has this type of weather.
hot and dry
This is a lake made by humans.
reservoir
Some Native Americans lived in these villages and were farmers.
pueblos
This city is the largest city in New Mexico.
Albuquerque
This famous canyon is located in Arizona.
Grand Canyon
This desert crosses parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Chihuahuan Desert
Pueblo Indians built homes using mud, rocks, and this material.
adobe
This man is known as the “Father of Texas.”
Stephen Austin
This extinct volcano is found in New Mexico.
Capulin Volcano
This river is a major source of water in the Southwest and its name means “big river.”
Rio Grande
In the 1500s, this country claimed most of the land in the Southwest.
Spain
Arizona and New Mexico became states in this year.
1912