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MATCHING

Vocabulary Match the descriptions with the correct terms. (8 points)

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Key Concepts Choose the letter of the correct answer. (60 points)

5.The Southwest region includes which four states?A Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New MexicoB Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and ArizonaC Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and CaliforniaD Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona

6.At its deepest point, the Grand Canyon is ______ feet deep.F 60G600H 6,000I 60,000

ColumnI

1. a person who moves from place to place

2.a body of air with the same temperature and humidity

3.a gradual process of wearing away soil and rock

4.a flow of oil

ColumnII

Aerosion

B air mass

C nomad

Dgusher

Chapter 8 Test A (1 of 5) Regions:TheSouthwest

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Use the map below to answer questions 7 and 8.

7.According to the map, which state in the Southwest has the least amount of land available for grazing or farming?A OklahomaB TexasC New MexicoD Arizona

8.Which two fossil fuels does Texas produce more of than any other state?F oil and natural gasGoil and copperH copper and coalI copper and natural gas

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OK

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Gulf ofMexico

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The Southwest, Land Use

KEYDesertFarmingForestGrazingUrban area

CattleCoalCopperCottonGold

Natural Gas OilSheepSilver



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9.If you travel east in Texas, the climate becomes ____________.A drier and more humidB wetter and more humidC drier and less humidD wetter and less humid

10.What kind of vegetation would you mostly find in the Sonoran Desert of western Arizona?F treesGgrassesH cactusI marsh plants

11.Which ancient group of Native Americans built a system of canals to bring water from the Salt River and the Gila River to their farms?A AnasaziB HohokamC MogollonD Zuni

12.Which Spanish explorer was one of only four survivors of an early expedition that landed on the coast of what is now Texas?F Cabeza de VacaGMarcos de NizaH Francisco Vásquez de CoronadoI Juan de Oñate

13.Why did many Americans see opportunity in moving to Texas in the early 1800s?A The United States had won Mexico in the Mexican-American War.B Each married man was promised more than 4,000 acres of land.C The Navajo had been forced off their land.D The meat-packing industry had started in Chicago.

14.Where was Indian Territory, the largest reservation for Native Americans in the 1800s?F OklahomaGTexasH New MexicoI Arizona



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15.Which of the following is an example of “ground water”?A streamsB lakesC aquifersD rivers

16.Why is drip irrigation useful in conserving water resources?F More water is dripped on top of the plants instead of getting lost in the soil.GWater is allowed to drip from faucets overnight to keep the soil damp.H Recycled water is used to water public lands or in factories.I Less water is lost through evaporation since the water drips directly onto the base of the

plants.


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SHORT ANSWER

Critical Thinking Write your answers in the space provided. (32 points)

17.How do people’s activities vary according to elevation in the Southwest region?

18.What was life like for Native Americans at Spanish missions in the late 1600s?

19.Explain how cattle got from cattle country in the Southwest to meat-packing plants in the Midwest.

20.What ways has technology helped people adapt to the Southwest?


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