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Study Guide Southwestern Region US Social Studies, Grade 5
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SOUTHWESTERN
REGION
OF
THE
USA
The
Southwestern
Region
of
the
United
States
of
America
The
four
states
in
the
Southwestern
Region
are
Oklahoma,
Arizona,
New
Mexico,
and
Texas.
The
land
in
this
region
varies
greatly,
from
arid
deserts,
to
flat-topped
mesas,
to
fertile
farmland,
to
the
powerful
Grand
Canyon,
and
to
the
majestic
Rocky
Mountains.
Here
are
some
interesting
facts
about
this
region:
Major
Cities:
Albuquerque,
Houston,
Santa
Fe,
Oklahoma
City,
Phoenix,
San
Antonio,
Dallas
and
Tulsa
Economy:
oil
production,
tourism,
cattle
ranching,
agriculture,
space
industry,
and
service
industries
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Geographic
Features:
Gulf
of
Mexico,
Rio
Grande,
Grand
Canyon,
Colorado
River,
Rocky
Mountains,
Sonoran
Desert,
and
the
Painted
Desert
Resources:
copper,
oil,
hydroelectric
power,
natural
gas,
and
coal
Landmarks:
the
Johnson
Space
Center,
the
Alamo,
the
Hoover
Dam,
Carlsbad
Caverns
National
Park,
and
the
Petrified
Forest
National
Park
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Other
Interesting
Information:
The
country
south
of
the
Southwestern
Region
is
Mexico.
Texas
is
called
the
"Lone
Star
State."
Oklahoma's
state
flower,
the
mistletoe,
is
often
displayed
during
the
Christmas
season.
Most
of
the
land
in
the
Southwestern
Region
used
to
be
claimed
by
Spain,
then
by
Mexico.
Many
people
in
the
Southwestern
Region
speak
English
and
Spanish.
The
channel
used
to
move
goods
between
Houston
and
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
is
called
the
Houston
Ship
Channel.
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