Land and Water
Name the two main deserts in the southwest region.
Sonoran Desert and the Chihuahuan Desert
Why does the Southwest region have a hot, dry climate?
Much of the Southwest region is a desert.
Name 3 minerals that are mined in the Southwest Region
Gold, iron, copper, and silver.
What is the most famous landmark in the Southwest region?
The Grand Canyon
Is most of the food in the Southwest region, mild or spicey?
Spicey
What is the central plains like in the southwest region?
Fertile soil, flat plains, home to many farms and ranches.
What is a drought?
A period of little or no rain.
Why is oil known as "black gold" in the Southwest region?
It is very valuable.
What forest in the Southwest region has fossilized remains of prehistoric trees?
Petrified Forest
What contests are famous in the Southwest Region?
Chili
What is the western part of the southwest region like?
The land rises to form the Colorado Plateau. There are canyons.
How has bighorn sheep adapted to the desert?
It only needs to drink every few days.
What is a refinery?
A refinery is a kind of factory that separates crude oil into parts like gasoline and heating oil.
What is the name of the training facility where astronauts train for space?
Johnson Space Center
What acts as a wrapper or as a bread in Southwestern cooking?
Tortillas
The Colorado River
Why have people and animals have to adapt to the Southwest region?
Much of the land in the Southwest region is bare, dry, and hot.
How does water get to farms and cities from the Colorado River?
Aqueducts
What is the name of the famous cave in the Southwest region?
Carlsbad Caverns
The Southwest region has more (Blank People) than any other region in the United States.
Native - American
Which river forms a border between US and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River
Name two things that made it possible for people to live in the hottest city in the Southwest region, Phoenix, Arizona?
Automobiles and Air Conditioners
What kind of cattle is raised in the Southwest region and leads the U.S. in this production?
Beef Cattle
How was Carlsbad Caverns Nation Park found?
A cowboy named Jim White saw what looked like a plume of smoke rising into the sky. That smoke was actually a cloud of bats flying out of the cave entrance.
What culture is huge in the Southwest Region?
Mexican Culture