The Southwest Region Test
Word Bank
Pueblo of Acoma
wind
copper
cattle
Maria Martinez
Name___________________
southwest
water
King Ranch
sheep
Grand Canyon
Rio Grande
cotton
vaqueros’
Oklahoma
Match the terms in the word bank with the given question. (1 point each)
1. __________________ and ________________ cause erosion of
the land.
2. The ___________ ______________ is the river that is the border
between the United States and Mexico.
3. The Colorado River carved one of the greatest canyons of all the
________________ _________________.
4. The sunniest region in the United Sates is the ________________.
5. The state of Texas is first in ______________ production.
6. One of the biggest ranches in the country is the _____________
_________________.
7. The first cowboys in Texas were called ____________________.
8. Two-thirds of all the ________________that we use is mined in
Arizona.
9. Texas is first in producing the livestock _____________ and sheep.
10.___________________ is the “mother of pottery.”
11._____________________ ___ _______________is the oldest
inhabited community in the United States.
12. There are more Native Americans living in _______________
than any other part of the United States.
Matching: Draw a straight line to the correct capital and state. (1 pt.)
Texas
Oklahoma City
Arizona
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Phoenix
New Mexico
Austin.
Short Answer: Answer these questions with complete sentences.
1. Describe in detail what the Grand Canyon is like.
2. What happens to rivers at the Great Divide?
3. Landlock means:
4. Where do you find oil?
5. What are Powwows?
6. What are fossils?
7. How was the Meteor Crater created?
8. What state would you like to visit in the Southwest and why?