Chapter 10-The Southwest

What do you call a region where there is very little rain fall?

• prairie

• swampland

• mountain ranges

• desert

What was the Grand Canyon formed by ?

• meteor

• Colorado River

• snow-cone machines

• windy days

What land feature separates the United States from Mexico?

• the Rio Grande

• the Rocky Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

What direction is Mexico from the United States?

• North

• South

• West

• Northwest

If I were traveling from New Mexico to Arizona, what direction would I be traveling?

• North

• Northeast

• West

• Southwest

What is the land mostly like in the SW?

• glaciers and icebergs

• plains, deserts, mountains

• all swampy

• sandy beaches

What is pictured here?

• valley

• mesa

• Rocky Mountains

• prairie

What is the name of the battle site where Texans fought for independence?

• The Alamo

• El Paso

• Rio Grande

• Oklahoma City

Oklahoma is nicknamed this:

• Sooner State

• Home of the Land Rush

• Free Land State

• Prairie State

Two major bodies of water are...

• Rio Grande & Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico & Atlantic Ocean

• Rio Grande & Pacific Ocean