Southwest Environment
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| The process of water, wind, and ice slowly carrying away rock and soil | erosion
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| An aquifer is a source of what? | water
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| By definition, the amount of rain that falls each year in a desert is less than what? | 10 inches
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| Farmers plowing up prairie grass by planting wheat was one cause of what event in the 1930's? | the Dust Bowl
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| Like the Southwestern U.S., Nigeria has grown rapidly as a result of what? | petroleum
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| Deep, narrow valley that stretches 217 miles through northern Arizona | Grand Canyon
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| Giant cactus trees called saguaros grow in this area in Arizona. | Sonoran Desert
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| Patillo Higgins discovered oil in this state in 1901. | Texas
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| Today this city is our nation's top oil-refininf center. | Houston
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| In 1905 a drilling crew found oil near this city in Oklahoma. | Tulsa
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| The form of petroleum that bubbles up from the ground. | crude oil
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| A way to grow crops with only rain water. | dry farming
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| A chemical made from petroleum | petrochemical
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| Changing in order to survive in a certain environment. | adaptation
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| A factory where crude oil is separated into parts that can be used | refinery
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| A fuel formed underground from dead plants | petroleum
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| A hill with a flat top | mesa
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| A deep, narrow valley with steep sides | canyon
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| An area of the Great Plains devastated by droughts and dust storms in the 1930's | Dust Bowl
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| A hill with a flat top that is smaller than a mesa | Butte
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| An underground layer of rock or gravel that traps water | aquifer
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