Southwest Region Quiz

Label the states in the Southwest region.

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Mexico

New Mexico

Arizona

Mississippi

Nevada

Louisiana

Arkansas

Colorado

Texas

Oklahoma

Label the capitals of each of the states in the Southwest Region.

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Jackson

Albuquerque

Austin

Tulsa

Santa Fe

Houston

Tuscon

Phoenix

Tallahassee

Oklahoma City

Label the states with the matching landmarks below. (Ex. The petrified forest is in which state?)

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Carlsbad Caverns

Petrified Forest

Big Bend National Park

Grand Canyon

Where is the Hoover Dam located?

Which state has the Rodeo as their state sport?

Air conditioning and automobiles (cars) have made it possible for humans to populate the Southwest. Which themes of geography does this relate to?

(Choose 2 answers)

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Region

What helps to form the border between the US and Mexico?

• Rio Grande

• Big Bend

• Hoover Dam

• Texas

What kind of climate does the Southwest region have?

Place the states in the order that they gained statehood? (The earliest state should go first from left to right.)

• Oklahoma

• New Mexico

• Texas

• Arizona

Which countries had control/influence over the Southwest region before the US?

(Choose 2 answers)

• Spain

• Canada

• Mexico

• Brazil