Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
A deep narrow valley with steep sides. Canyon. __ are underground layers of rock or sand that trap water. aquifers. Dry land with little precipitation. desert. A line that measures how far north or south from the equator a place is. latitude. This river carved the Grand Canyon. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
A deep narrow valley with steep sides.
Canyon
__ are underground layers of rock or sand that trap water.
aquifers
Dry land with little precipitation.
desert
A line that measures how far north or south from the equator a place is.
latitude
This river carved the Grand Canyon
Colorado River
To change in order to survive in the environment.
adapt
Lines of ___ measure how east or west from the Prime Meridian a place is.
longitude
A liquid fossil fuel often referred to as oil
petroleum
This “colorful” desert in found in northern AZ and NM.
The PaintedDesert
A long period of little or no precipitation.
drought
This desert is found in the southern part of Texas into Mexico.
ChihuahuanDesert
0 degrees longitude.
Prime meridian
A canal or pipe that carries water to cities and farms
aqueduct
Meridians are to longitude as __ are to latitude.
parallels
A deep narrow valley with steep sides found in Arizona.
Grand Canyon
A __ is a place where underground water reaches the surface.
Natural spring
Parallels are to latitude as __ are to longitude.
meridians
The Gulf ___ Plain is found along the Texas coast .
Coastal
A hill with a flat top, smaller than a plateau
Mesa
Longitude and latitude are measured in this unit.
degrees
The large desert found in southwest Arizona.
Sonoran Desert
A small flat topped hill
Butte
___ oil is petroleum that comes from the groud.
Crude
A special type of factory that turns crude oil into refined products like gasoline or heating oil.
refinery
0 degrees latitude.
The Equator
___ are man made substances that are produced from petroleum.
petrochemicals
90 degrees north.
The North Pole
This water feature separates Texas from Mexico.
The Rio Grande
The slow wearing away of the land by wind or water
erosion
The major plateau found in the southwest in part of AZ and NM.
ColoradoPlateau
STATEARIZONA
CAPITAL
AUSTIN
PLAINCOASTAL
PLAIN
CAPITALOKLAHOMA
CITY
RIVERRIO GRANDE
RIVERCOLORADO
RIVER
PLAINGREAT PLAINS
CAPITAL
SANTA FE
DESERTSONORAN
RIVER
RED RIVER
STATEOKLAHOMA
DESERTPAINTEDDESERT
DESERTCHIHUAHUAN
DESERT
CANYONGRAND
CANYON
STATETEXAS
PLAINSTAKEDPLAIN
WATERGULF OFMEXICO
CAPITALPHOENIX
STATE
NEW MEXICO
