What river flows through the Grand Canyon and into Mexico?
Colorado River
What is one of the Southwest’s hottest city? – Phoenix, Arizona
What four states form the four corners? Arizona, New Mexico,
Colorado and Utah
What is a desert? A dry arid area that receives very little rain.
How deep is the Grand Canyon? – One mile
The home of the Navaho is in what state? Arizona – Monument
Valley
How long ago was the Hoover Dam build? More than 60 – on the
Colorado
What is a Mesa? Flat topped hill
What two states does the Hoover Dam separate? Arizona and
Nevada
What states has forests in the southwest? Texas and New Mexico
What are the 3 A’s of Phoenix? Aquaducts, automobiles, and air
conditioning.
What is Arizona’s World famous wonder? Grand Canyon
How many years ago was Phoenix an unpopular town? 100
Why do people build dams? To keep rivers from flooding
How many stories tall is Carlsbad cavern? 25 stories
Where is it? – New Mexico, there are many bats there.
What river borders Texas? – Rio Grande
What is the capital of Texas? – Austin
Name the 3 branches of government? Executive, legislative and
Judicial
Texas Freedom fighters fought where? – The Alamo
Where is the Grand Canyon located? – Arizona
The “Sooner State” is what state and was known for the Land rush?
Oklahoma
Executive –headed by a governor, Legislative – make the laws and
taxes Judicial - carry out the laws