Southwest Region 2017 Jeopardy Template

Land and Water	Climate	Products and Natural Resources	Landmarks	Culture (Food & People)
100 What is the Colorado River This river travels south and west through the southwest region	100 What is a drought This occurs when an area doesn't get enough rain for a long time	100 What oil The most important mineral resource found in the SW region	100 Erosion - Colorado River against walls of the of the canyon to erode or wear away over time. The most famous landmark in the SW is the Grand Canyon.What caused it to form	100 tortillas (nachos, tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas) This item is used as an important ingredient in SW cooking
200 What is a tributary Smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers. Rivers that join other rivers.	200 What is Phoenix, AZ The southwest is hot and dry. This city has been named the hottest large city	200 What is a refinery A place where crude oil is separated into useful parts like gasoline and heating oil	200 hiking white water rafting camping riding mules on trails Name 2 activities that people do in the Grand Canyon	200 Made with chili peppers Why are most foods in SW spicy?
300 What is the Hoover Dam This was built to control flooding on the Colorado River and to store water	300 What is 300 The number of days in the SW region that has sunshine	300 -drinking water -supplies water for more than three million acres of farmland -use for turbines that create electricity in the SW Name at least one of the uses of the Colorado River	300 Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Texas Where are astronauts trained in the sw region?	300 Tamales A traditional food served at Christmas time in the SW region. Families and friends gather to assemble dozens of these.
400 What is Rio Grande River This river forms a border between Texas and Mexico	400 What is air conditioners and automobiles These 2 things have made it possible for people to live in the SW	400 gold iron copper These minerals are found in the SW region. Name 2	400 millions of years ago, trees died and covered with mud and volcanic ash. turned into stone Looks like a giant crystal Describe a petrified forest	400 Texas splitting off from Mexico and joining the United States What caused a war between Mexico and the United States
500 What is the Grand Canyon The most famous of the canyons in the southwest region	500 -Animals find hideouts during the day -most desert animals are nocturnal - hunt at night (cooler) Adaptation means to change in order to survive. Name 2 ways that animals have adapted to the desert environment in the southwest region	500 to other US states, Japan and other countries SW region leads all other states in raising of beef cattle and sheep. This beef is sent where?	500 Cowboy (Jim White) though he saw smoke, Was actually a bats flying out of the cave entrance. How and who discovered the Carlsbad Caverns	500 Navajo Hopi Zuni Apache More Native Americans live in the SW region than any other region in the United States. Name the tribes that live in the sw region (Name 2)

Southwest Region 2017

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