States and Capitals
The capital of Texas
What is Austin?
The definition of a desert
This city has the hottest climate of any major city in the U.S.
What is Phoenix?
This ranch located in Texas is actually bigger than the state of Rhode Island
What is the King Ranch?
Name two national parks in the southwest
What are the Petrified Forest, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains?
The four states in the southwest
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
A 3/4 mile wide and almost 600 foot deep crater formed long ago when a gigantic meteor slammed into Earth.
What is a meteor crater?
This was the location of a legendary battle during the Texas revolution, and eventually led to Texas becoming a U.S. state
What was The Alamo?
Arizona is known for the 5 Cs. Name 3 of the 5
What are climate, cotton, copper, citrus and cattle?
Name two livestock raised in the southwest
Sheep, beef cattle, dairy cattle, hogs
This state's capital is Phoenix
What is Arizona?
Land formations with a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occuring in dry areas as a result of erosion
What are mesas and buttes?
The name of the tallest cactus found in Arizona?
What is the Sagauro cactus?
This is the name of the climate of the Southwest
What is semi-arid?
Name 3 products that are mined in the southwest
What are copper, gold, silver, uranium, potassium, coal?
The four abbreviations of the southwest states
The name of the river that forms the border that separates Mexico from Texas
What is the Rio Grande river?
This indian reservation is the largest in the U.S., and is located in Monument Valley
What is the Navajo Indian Reservation?
The nickname for people who cheated and entered Guthrie, OK early in order to secure land during the land rush
Who were the "Sooners"?
Name 3 products that are grown (farming/agriculture) in the southwest
What are cotton, citrus, chili peppers, wheat, barley, blue corn, pecans, vegetables, sorghum?
This state is the only southwest state that is not landlocked
What is Texas?
A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
This national park boasts the oldest and most famous cave systems in the world, located in New Mexico
What is Carlsbad Caverns National Park?
Describe a semi-arid climate
What is a climate with low precipitation; hot humid, with some extreme heat in summer and mild to warm winters?
Name 3 products of the manufacturing industry in the southwest
What are electronics, computers, banking, petroleum refining, oil, natural gas, stone and clay products?