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Chapter 8-Logan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| American Indians were forced to live and work at_________. | missions |
| The southwest has copper, oil, and livestock which means it is rich in ____________ ______________. | natural resources |
| ____________ ________________helps conserve because less water is lost through evaporation since the water is put directly onto the base of the plants. | Drip irrigation |
| The _______ ___________ River separates Texas and Mexico. | Rio Grande |
| You might find dark clouds, that may form into a tornado, over the open plains area called ___________ __________in Oklahoma. | Tornado Alley |
| The Anasazi built and lived in __________ ______________. | cliff dwellings |
| Reeds grow in _____________ and wetlands. | swamps |
| American bison graze on the prairies and ________________ of Oklahoma. | grasslands |
| _________________hide under rocks to survive in the dry, arid areas of the southwest. | Rattlesnakes |
| Meat-packing increased the demand for beef. As a result, _________ _____________ became a big business. | cattle ranching |
| _______________ plants grow well in the desert because they are able to survive in dry conditions. | Cactus |
| Phoenix has a ___________elevation than Flagstaff. | lower |
| In __________, Stephen F. Austin led American settlers into Texas. | 1821 |
| The two main sources of surface water in the Southwest are the ________________ _____________and the Rio Grande. | Colorado River |
| Cactus grow in the low areas and trees grow in the high areas. This allows us to make the inference that the low areas of the Sonoran Desert get less _____________than the mountains do. | precipitation |
| In ________, Texas was annexed to the United States. | 1845 |
| Mexican soldiers attacked the Alamo in the year _________. | 1836 |
| Egrets are birds found in the swamps and______________. | wetlands |
| In the 1930's, the United States built the ___________ _______ which created a reservoir of water. | Hoover Dam |
| ______________ pear cactus are found growing in the dry, arid areas of the desert. | Prickly |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado set out to find Cibola in 1540 because he was ordered to do so by the __________of New Spain. | governor |
| In the prairies and grasslands of Texas and Oklahoma there is an area called ____________ _____________. | Cross Timbers |
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