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Southwest Region
Question | Answer |
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What does the land look like in the Southwest region? | Deserts, plains, canyons, and plateaus. |
What is the climate like in the Southwest region? | Hot, dry, and very little rain. The weather is mild with very few changes. |
What products and natural resources come from the Southwest region? | gold, iron, copper, silver, uranium, coal, natural gas, and oil "black gold", beef, chili peppers |
What landmarks are found in the Southwest region? | Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Johnson Space Center, Carlsbad Caverns |
What foods are found in the Southwest region? | Tortillas, Nachos, tacos, enchiladas, chili peppers, Chili con carne, tamales, Sopapillas, flan |
What type of people are found in the Southwest region? | Native Americans and Spanish-American |
What languages are commonly spoken in the Southwest region? | Spanish and English |
The Southwest region leads all other states in the raising of | beef cattle and sheep |
The Southwest region has more __________people living there than any other region. | Native American |
What structure was built in the Southwest region to control flooding on the Colorado River and to store water? | Hoover Dam |
What river in the Southwest region forms part of the border between the US and Mexico? | Rio Grande |
What are the names of the popular deserts in the Southwest region? | Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert |
Why was the Southwest region a difficult region for early settlers to settle? | Not enough rainfall for forests or crops to grow and too hot and dry for the people to survive |
Over time, plants, animals, and people have all _______ to living in this dry land. | adapted or changed in order to survive |
Most animals in the Southwest region are ____________, because it is cooler for them to hunt at night. | nocturnal |
What made travel through the desert easier and safer? | automobiles |