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On what plateau is the Grand Canyon located?   Colorado Plateau  
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In what state is the Grand Canyon located?   Arizona  
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How many miles long is the Grand Canyon?   217 miles  
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What river runs through the Grand Canyon?   Colorado River  
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How was the Grand Canyon formed?   Wind and water erosion  
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Name three ways to enjoy the Grand Canyon.   White water rafting, hiking, riding mules or horses, camping, climbing  
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What is an area the gets less that 10 inches of percipitation a year called?   Desert  
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Name the desert in Arizona that is named for it's colorful rocks?   Painted Desert  
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Name the desert in Texas that is covered in scrub brush and grass?   Big Bend National Park  
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Name the desert in Arizona that has giant cactus trees?   Sonoran Desert  
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Wat is the name for giant cactus trees?   Saguaros  
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What is called when plant or animal slowly change over many years to survive in their enviorment?   Adaptation  
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What was the land that stretched from North Dakota to Texas called in the 1930's?   Dust Bowl  
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What type of storms did the people of the Great plains experience in the 1930's?   Dust storms  
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What is an underground water supply called?   Aquifer  
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What is the fossil fuel that was discovered in the Southwest?   Petroleum  
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In what town was the oil well of Spindletop located?   Beaumont, Texas  
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In what town is the Glenn Pool located?   Tulsa, Oklahoma  
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What is a name for a oil well that shoots oil out of the ground?   Gusher  
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What is petroleum that bubbles from the ground called?   Crude Oil  
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What is the factory where oil is separated for use called?   Refinery  
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Where is our country's top oil-refining center?   Houston, Texas  
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What are three parts of crude oil when it is separated?   Light, Medium and Heavy Fractions  
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What are chemicals made from petroleum called?   Petrochemicals  
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What is the nickname for petroleum?   Black Gold  
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When oil was found, cities grew very quickly. These are known as what?   Boom Towns  
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