The American Southwest Land we took from Mexico.

Objectives 1.Know the physical aspects of the Southwest. 2.Understand what the people of the Southwest are like. 3.Find the Southwest on a map.

Where is the Southwest?

Physical Geo of the SW

Deserts _____ of the Southwest is desert or arid Very hot and dry Makes life here hard but not impossible

Rivers of the SW Only has two major rivers: Colorado R Rio Grande

Weather of the SW Hot and dry Occasional heavy rain Rarely snows Little humidity

Objectives 1.Know the physical aspects of the Southwest. 2.Understand what the people of the Southwest are like. 3.Find the Southwest on a map.

People of the Southwest

Accent of the SW Mixed with Spanish sounds

Cities of the Southwest SW is rural with ________ big ______ Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Phoenix

Hispanic Heritage Almost all of the Southwest was part of Mexico The land was won during the Mexican-American War All Mexicans living here then became Americans (New Mexico, etc…)

Economy Many _________ peoples General businesses

Summary Write 5 sentences writing about the regions we have learned so far (NE, South, Midwest, SW)?