The Southwest

What is special about the landscape of the Southwest?

Travel Ameri

ca

arid

canyon

carved

cliffs

frontierguide

hiking

canyona narrow valley with high, steep sides, usually with a stream at the bottom

carvedcut

something

cliffsvery steep, rocky slopes

frontierThe farthest edge of settled country, where the wilderness begins

guide

someone or something that shows the way

guideA guide is someone that shows the way. Why do people often need a guide when they travel?

What skills should a guide have?

guideNot all guides are people. Sometimes we use other types of guides, such as books, to show us how to get around a place.What other types of guides can you

think of?

guideHow would the skills of a tour guide in a city differ from those of a tour guide in a wilderness area?

hikingtaking a long

walk; marching

aridhaving very

little rainfall; dry