Vocab
Earth's Formations
States and Their Capitols
100

Years of little or no rain

Drought

100

How are buttes different from mesas?

Buttes are smaller.

100

What are the four states that make up the Southwest?

Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma

200

Dry land where little or no rain falls each year

Desert

200

What is a canyon?

A deep narrow valley with steep sides.

200

What is the Capitol of Oklahoma?

Oklahoma City

300

Canyons, mesas, and buttes are alike because they are formed by this vocab word

Erosion

300

What is erosion?

The slow wearing away of the land by water, wind, or ice.

300

What is the capitol of Arizona

Phoenix

400

A pipe that carries water from a lake to a town

Aqueduct

400

What is a dam?

Acts as a wall to hold back part of a river to form a lake.

400

What is the capitol of Texas?

Austin

500

Gasoline and heating oil are products made from this vocab word.

Crude oil

500

What river is at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?

Colorado River

500

What is the capitol of New Mexico?

Santa Fe