southwest Flashcards
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Q
What’s the climate like?
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Winter_ mild in lower elevations cold and snowy mountains
Summer-hot and dry large mountain ranges to the west limited rainfall from reaching the southwest region
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Q
Who shaped the southwest?
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Early settlement: Anazi Pueblo Najavo Hopi and Zuni
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Q
What events have made a significant impact on the southwest?
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Battle of the Alamo (1836)
Trail of tears( 1836)
Mexacian American war (1846-1848) Land grants issued (1889)
Construction of military forts to protect American settlers from. Mexicans and American indians (1800s)
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Q
What’s the cultural charecteristics of the southwest?
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Spanish architecture
American Indian reservations
Rodeos
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Q
What’s some of the regions physical features?
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Some physical features are Landforms platues Mesas Mountains Butes Deserts Grand canyon
Water features
Rio grande
Gulf of Mexico
