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100
Most of the climate is hot and ______________.
dry
100
Why did people come to Oklahoma during the Land Rush?
to get free land
100
These are some crafts Native Americans do.
weaving, pottery and jewelry making
100
This center in Houston, TX trains astronauts.
Johnson Space Center
100
Name an animal you can find in the SW.
rattlesnake, armadillo, roadrunner, cattle, turtle, bats
200
This is a sandy or rocky area where not much grows.
desert
200
This country first controlled the SW area.
Spain
200
What two languages do many of the people of the SW speak?
English and Spanish
200
This is a resource found under ground and is made into gas.
oil
200
This is a place where cowboys and cowgirls compete for prizes.
rodeo
300
These storms in OK and TX can cause lots of damage.
tornadoes
300
This country controlled the SW area after Spain.
Mexico
300
This is the regions oldest city.
Santa Fe, NM
300
These animals are raised on ranches and made into beef.
cattle
300
This is the biggest state in the SW.
Texas
400
This is a famous canyon in Arizona.
Grand Canyon
400
Texas ranchers put cattle on these to send them to the eastern U.S.
railroads
400
This city has underground tunnels with shopping and restaurants. It is also the largest city in the SW.
Houston, TX
400
This is a place in AZ that many tourists come to see.
Grand Canyon
400
Name the 4 states of the SW. BONUS: Double your score if you can name the capital for each state.
AZ: Phoenix NM: Santa Fe OK: Oklahoma City TX: Austin
500
Name one landform in the Southwest.
Plateau, grassland, mountain, desert, canyon
500
This group of people were forced on reservations in present day OK by the US government.
Native Americans
500
This large city has more than a million people and many museums.
Phoenix, AZ
500
This is a spicy Mexican vegetable grown in the SW.
chili pepper
500
Name a large river that runs through the SW.
Colorado, Rio Grande