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Welcome to the Southwest U.S.
The SouthwestTexas (TX)Arizona (AZ)New Mexico (NM)Nevada (NV)Oklahoma (OK)
Until 1848 – Southwest U.S. was Mexico
Desert
Dry (arid)
Little rainfall (water)
Plants and animals
Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico
Mojave Desert, Nevada & California
Mesa – Arizona and New Mexico
Mountain orhill
Flat top
Steep cliffs
Canyons – Grand Canyon, ArizonaErosion and a
river create
ravines
and
Cliffs.
Grasslands – Texas and Oklahoma
Grasslands or Prairie
Rivers - Colorado
Texas has 15major rivers.
Texas Rivers
Pecos River
Guadalupe River
Rio Grande
Precipitation
Precipitation and Temperature in Texas
Precipitation and Temperature in Nevada
Temperature
Temperature
People There are many different people in the Southwest. There are many Latino (Hispanic) people in the
Southwest. There are many American Indians in the
Southwest.
Latino population
Asian American population
American Indian
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Nevada
Cities• Texas has big cities: Dallas and Houston.
• Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico are large cities.
• Las Vegas is a large city.
Phoenix
Transportation• There is not much public transportation in the Southwest. Most people drive cars.
Houston
Arizona
Public transportation
Dallas has buses. Dallas added atrain in 1996. It is 85 miles (136.8 kilometers).
Houston has buses. Houston addeda train in 2004. The train is only 8 miles (13 kilometers).
Unions• The Southwest states have few union members.• Only New Mexico has more unions.• Red states have few unions, blue states have many unions.
Election 2012• New Mexico and Nevada voted for Obama (blue). Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona voted for Mr. Romney (red)
WELCOME TO New Mexico
Where is New Mexico?
What do you see?
Cities and towns
What is federal land?
Many Americans Indians live in New Mexico on “reservations.”
The Navajo Nation is in 3 U.S. states.
Cities
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Who lives in New Mexico?