Butte-These are like Mesas, but even smaller. Mesas-are like plateaus, only smaller. Canyon-A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. Erosion- This word describes how water, wind, and ice slowly carry away soil, and rock. peak. R io G rande-this river f lows out of the R ocky mountains to form the border between the United States and Mexico. Great plains-These is in Arizona. R ocky Mountains- The R ocky Mountains tower over much of New Mexico. vast plains reach out into Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Colorado Plateau-This Plateau is in Arizona.

As you get higher into the Rocky Mountains, It Gets colder Most of the Region is a Desert As you get down into the Grand Canyon it gets hotter Eastern Texas and parts of Oklahoma, Get almost 40 inches of rain per year.

Spanish settlers came to the southwest in 1540 the cattle drive was when cowboys drove cattle north. It ended when barbed wire was invented. COWBOYS WOULD WATCH THE CATTLE FOR RANCHERS

CATTLE IS A BIG PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHWEST TOURISM ATTRACTS MUCH OF THE MONEY TOURIST LIKE TO GO TO ADOBES AND HOGANS

There are many major tourist attractions. These attractions include the Alamo, the Grand Canyon, Colorado river, Colorado plateau, Great Plains, Rio Grande, Coastal Plains, and the Painted Desert.

Governors - Janet Neapolitan, William.B.Richardson, Brad Henry,and J.Richard Perry Senators - John McCain, Jon Kyl, Pete Domenici, Jeff Bingaman, James Inhofe, Tom Coburn, Kay DailyHutchis,and John Cornyn. Representatives-48 Population – Arizona-5,743,834 rank- 18. Texas- 22,490,022 rank-2. New Mexico-1,903,289 rank-36. Oklahoma-3,523,553 rank-28

A Southwestern Production By James Buhse, Meredith Varsanyi, And Patrick Borruso