Which of these "A's" helped people in Phoenix adapt to the climate?
a) agriculture
b) airplanes
c) aluminum
d) aqueducts
What is aqueducts
100
A region where very little rain falls is
a) a canyon
b) a desert
c) a mesa
d) a prairie
What is a desert
100
Which is the largest state in the Southwest?
What is Texas
100
Which state is called the "Sooner State"?
What is Oklahoma
200
Why might Mexicans move to towns near the border?
a) to have bigger farms
b) to work at jobs in factories
c) to start new businesses
d) to enjoy a better climate
What is to work at jobs in factories
200
Dams are build on rivers to do what?
What is keep rivers from flooding.
200
Which state has a "pan handle"?
What is Oklahoma
200
Who fought each other at the Alamo?
Who is Mexican soldiers and Texans
300
What was the nickname of the people who cheated during the land rush?
What is a sooner
300
Where might you go to see thousands of bats flying at sunset?
What is Carlsbad Caverns
300
What natural resource is found in the Gulf of Mexico?
Oil/Natural Gas
300
Name the four states in the Southwest region?
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
400
The Alamo is a memorial to who?
Who is Texas Freedom fighters
400
What river separates El Paso, Texas from Cindad Juarez, Mexico?
What is the Rio Grande
400
Which country borders The United States to the south of the Southwest region?
What is Mexico
400
Which famous site is near the Hoover Dam?
What is the Grand Canyon
500
Who did Oklahoma belong to before the United States gave the land away for free?
Who are the Native Americans
500
Which river runs through the Grand Canyon and flows into Mexico?
What is the Colorado River
500
What is the highest point in the Southwest region?
What is Wheeler Peak
500
Which state is the Southwest is the largest manufacturing state?