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