Southwestern States Geography Flashcards
Nevada desert in the Great Basin featuring lava beds.
Black Rock Desert
City just east of Reno forming the Reno-____ metro area.
Sparks
Extensive river system in north central Nevada.
Humboldt River
Large Nevada county in the northeast
Elko County
Nevada county home to Reno
Washoe County
Airport serving Las Vegas
McCarran International Airport
Valley between Arizona and Utah where many John Ford movies were filmed
Monument Valley
Highest peak in Arizona
Humphrey’s Peak
Two mountain ranges surrounding Phoenix
White Tank Mountains and Superstition Mountains
Famous salt flats in Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Monument in Utah honoring birds who saved Mormon crops
Seagull Monument
Film Festival held in Utah
Sundance Film Festival
Massive National Monument in Utah heavily downsized by the Trump admin.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Name for the large eroded spires found in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah
Hoodoos
Robert Smithson designed earthwork in Utah
Spiral Jetty
Name for massive colony of quaking aspen which is the largest non-fungal organism in Utah.
Pando
Awesome Arch in Arches National Park which is on a lot of Utah license plates.
Delicate Arch
Sub-range of the Rockies in New Mexico
Sangre de Cristo
City in New Mexico home to the state’s museum of space history.
Alamogordo
New Mexican National Monument consisting of Pueblo structures preserved from nearly a 1000 years ago.
Aztec Ruins National Monument (it’s a misnomer)
Symbol on the New Mexico State Flag
Zia Sun
