Land and Water
There are ____ states in the Southwest Region
4.
The Southwest region gets very little _____.
rain
The most important natural resource in the Southwest is...
oil
Who trains at the Johnson Space Center?
Astronauts
This food acts as a wrapper or bread and is used in many Southwestern foods.
Torillas
What is a reservoir?
An area where water is stored.
Automobiles and _____ made it possible to live in the desert.
Air Conditioners.
Three very valuable resources are found in the Southwest region; iron, copper and _____.
gold
The most famous landmark in the Southwest region is...
The Grand Canyon
This popular food is wrapped in corn husks
Tamales
What river forms a border between Texas and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
What is a drought?
A period of little or no rain.
What three things is the Colorado River used for?
Drinking water, water supplies for farms and producing electicity.
Jim White, a cowboy discovered this when he thought he saw smoke rising into the sky.
Carlsbad Caverns
Many Indian tribes live in the Southwest region. The largest tribe in the Southwest is...
The Navajo