1. The Southwest Vocabulary

2. Illustration

3. definition
a flat-topped hill

4. The mesas in Monument Valley are made of shale and sandstone.
sentence
The mesas in Monument Valley are made of shale and sandstone.

5. word
mesa

6. illustration

7. an area of land that receives very little rain
definition
an area of land that receives very little rain

8. A desert gets less than 10 inches of rain a year.
sentence
A desert gets less than 10 inches of rain a year.

9. word
desert

10. illustration

11. to change in order to survive
definition
to change in order to survive

12. Sentence
Over time, plants, animals, and people have all adapted to living in this dry land.

13. word
adapt

14. illustration

15. a pipe or canal for carrying water over a long distance
definition
a pipe or canal for carrying water over a long distance

16. sentence
Aqueducts are used in the Southwest to move water from lakes and rivers to farms and cities.

17. word
aqueduct

18. illustration

19. a wall built across a river to stop the flow of water
definition
a wall built across a river to stop the flow of water

20. The dam slows the rush of water down the river during flood times.
sentence
The dam slows the rush of water down the river during flood times.

21. word
dam

22. illustration

23. a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
definition
a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

24. sentence
There are many canyons in the Southwest. But this one is the grandest of them all in Arizona.

25. word
canyon

26. illustration

27. a natural hole found in the Earth
definition
a natural hole found in the Earth

28. sentence
That plume of smoke turned out to be a big cloud of bats flying out of a cave entrance.

29. word
cave

30. illustration

31. definition
a large cave.

32. sentence
A bat looks like a mouse with wings. Hundreds of thousands of bats sleep in the caverns during the day.

33. word
cavern

34. illustration

35. a line that people agree on as a boundary to separate two places.
definition
a line that people agree on as a boundary to separate two places.

36. sentence
The border between the United States and Mexico is a river called the Rio Grande.

37. word
border

38. illustration

39. a Spanish settlement built to teach Christianity in the United States
definition
a Spanish settlement built to teach Christianity in the United States

40. San Antonio is a city famous for its Spanish missions.
sentence
San Antonio is a city famous for its Spanish missions.

41. word
mission

42. illustration

43. an armed fight against the government
definition
an armed fight against the government

44. sentence
A Mexican general named Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led 2,000 troops to Texas to crush this rebellion.

45. word
rebellion

46. illustration

47. a city where the government of a country or state is located
definition
a city where the government of a country or state is located

48. The state government meets in Austin, the capital of Texas.
sentence
The state government meets in Austin, the capital of Texas.

49. word
capital

50. Vocabulary for The Southwest Region
mesa cave
desert cavern
adapt border
aqueduct mission
dam rebellion
canyon capital