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?