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American Cultural Studies

The Southwest

1. The states of the Southwest are:____________Nevada, Arisona, New Mexico,

Texas, Oklahoma___________________________

. . !x"lain the #eo#ra"hical variet$ of the Southwest. %umid lands in eastern

Texas, dr$ "rairie in Oklahoma, mountains and deserts in Arisona and NewMexico

&. !x"lain the cultural variet$ of the Southwest.

'. Two im"ortant "arts of the Southwest(s econom$ are _minerals__________ and___livestock________.

). *n Oklahoma, the +S #overnment or#anied a ______race_____ that started at

noon on A"ril , 1--./. 0ho were 2oomers3 and sooners34The 2oomers were those who won the race

le#all$, and the sooners were those who had hidden 2e$ond the startin# line and

won the land ile#all$

5. 0hat were the hardshi"s of the first settlers on the 6reat 7lains4 the settlers 2uilthouses from sod82locks of soil "iled like 2ricks

-. 0hat is the 9ust owl34A "eriod of severe dust storms in Oklahoma and other

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'. The 6rand Dan$on was formed 2$ the ___Dolorado river________ in the state of

_________Arisona__.). There are si#ns that humans lived in the 6rand Dan$on ___';;;________ $ears

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/. Ariona and New Mexico are known for their 2eautiful scener$. Name five "lacesthat should 2e visited. 0hite sands national monument, 7ainted desert, 7etrified

Eorest5. 0hat are #host towns4 %u#e dwellin#s 2uilt 2$ *ndians around ;;81;; A9 and

then suddenl$ a2andoned

-. Ariona(s most famous #host town is _____etatakin______.

. 0ho are the 7ue2lo *ndians and what are their most im"ortant characteristics4

The$ are Native Americans, con=uered 2$ the S"aniards in the 1);;