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Landforms
Tell Me Why
Government
U.S. vs. Mexico
100
a flat-topped hill usually found in the desert of the southwest
What is a mesa?
100
an area of land that receives very little rain
What is a desert?
100
to keep rivers from flooding
What is "Why are dams built?"
100
this branch is headed by the governor
What is the executive branch?
100
there are more jobs in the United States and the pay is much better
Why do more Mexicans come to the U.S.?
200
a pipe or a canal for carrying a large quantity of water
What is an aqueduct?
200
a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
What is a canyon?
200
it can claim to be the biggest state in the southwest
What is Texas?
200
this branch makes the laws
What is the legislative branch?
200
this is the Spanish word for "factory"
What is a maquiladora?
300
a wall built across a river to stop the flow of water
What is a dam?
300
a natural underground hole
What is a cave?
300
the nickname of this state is the Sooners
What is Oklahoma?
300
this branch enforces laws and is made up of the courts, including the Supreme Court
What is the judicial branch?
300
building costs are cheaper and workers are paid less
Why do American companies build factories in Mexico?
400
an armed fight against a government
What is a rebellion?
400
a large cave - such as those at Carlsbad
What is a cavern?
400
air conditioning, aqueducts, and automobiles
What are the three things that helped people adapt to the southwest's hot, dry climate?
400
this is the name of our state head executive
What is the governor?
400
they allow companies to build and not pay any taxes
What are Mexican border towns?
500
a Spanish settlement in the United States for teaching Christianity
What is a mission?
500
a boundary that separates two places or countries
What is a border?
500
this is a memorial to the Texas freedom fighters
What is the Alamo?
500
this is the name of our national executive leader
What is the president?
500
name the four states and at least one capital of the southwest region
What are Texas (Austin), Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), New Mexico (Santa Fe), and Arizona (Phoenix)?