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Southwestern States Geography Flashcards

1
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Nevada desert in the Great Basin featuring lava beds.

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Black Rock Desert

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City just east of Reno forming the Reno-____ metro area.

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Sparks

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Extensive river system in north central Nevada.

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Humboldt River

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4
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Large Nevada county in the northeast

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Elko County

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5
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Nevada county home to Reno

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Washoe County

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Airport serving Las Vegas

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McCarran International Airport

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Valley between Arizona and Utah where many John Ford movies were filmed

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Monument Valley

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Highest peak in Arizona

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Humphrey’s Peak

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9
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Two mountain ranges surrounding Phoenix

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White Tank Mountains and Superstition Mountains

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10
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Famous salt flats in Utah

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Bonneville Salt Flats

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Monument in Utah honoring birds who saved Mormon crops

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Seagull Monument

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12
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Film Festival held in Utah

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Sundance Film Festival

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Massive National Monument in Utah heavily downsized by the Trump admin.

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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Name for the large eroded spires found in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah

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Hoodoos

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15
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Robert Smithson designed earthwork in Utah

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Spiral Jetty

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Name for massive colony of quaking aspen which is the largest non-fungal organism in Utah.

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Pando

17
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Awesome Arch in Arches National Park which is on a lot of Utah license plates.

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Delicate Arch

18
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Sub-range of the Rockies in New Mexico

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Sangre de Cristo

19
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City in New Mexico home to the state’s museum of space history.

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Alamogordo

20
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New Mexican National Monument consisting of Pueblo structures preserved from nearly a 1000 years ago.

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Aztec Ruins National Monument (it’s a misnomer)

21
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Symbol on the New Mexico State Flag

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Zia Sun

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