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United States RegionsUnited States RegionsThe SouthwestThe Southwest
North Carolina Geographic North Carolina Geographic AllianceAlliance
PowerPoint Presentations 2007PowerPoint Presentations 2007
The Southwest Region
Landform Features - Oklahoma
Interior Plains• Osage Plains• High Plains
Interior Highlands• Ouachita Mountains
Red River Valley
The Panhandle• 167 miles long• 55 miles wide
Landform Features - Texas
Gulf Coastal Plain
Central Lowland
Great Plains
• Llano Estacado (Staked Plain)• Edwards Plateau
Basin and Range
Landform Features– New Mexico
Southern Rocky Mountains
• Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Colorado Plateau
Basin and Range
Great Plains
Landform Features - Arizona
Colorado Plateau
Basin and Range• Sonoran Desert
Central Highlands
Major Rivers Colorado River
1,450 mi.
Rio Grande1,900 mi.
Pecos River926 mi.
Red River1,290 mi.
Arkansas River
1,459 mi.
The Colorado RiverIt drains a large portion of the North American continent covering 242,000 square miles in the United States and 3,000 square miles in Mexico. The Colorado and its tributaries drain southwestern Wyoming and western Colorado, parts of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and California, and almost all of Arizona.
Colorado River
Rio GrandeNew Mexico
Big Bend, TX
Laredo, TX
The 100th Meridian
Approximates the dividing line between "moist America" (20+ inches of rainfall) and "dry America" (less than 20 inches of rainfall).
Annual Rainfall
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Population Distribution
States and Populations
Texas 22,118,509Arizona 5,580,811Oklahoma 3,511,532New Mexico 1,874,614
Winter
Major Cities - PopulationCity MSA*
Dallas 1,188,580 5,221,801Fort Worth 534,694Houston 1,953,631 4,715,407Phoenix 1,321,045 3,251,876San Antonio 1,144,646 2,968,806Austin 656,562 1,249,763Tucson 468,699 843,746El Paso 563,662 701,908 Albuquerque 448,607 678,820
*Metropolitan Statistical Area, U.S. Census Bureau
Population Growth: Phoenix
LandscapesLandscapes
LandscapesLandscapes
LandscapesLandscapes
American IndiansAmerican Indians
American IndiansAmerican Indians
Anasazi Cliff Dwellers
Mesa Verde NP
Anasazi Cliff Dwellers
Exploration and Settlement
Exploration and Settlement
United States 1803-1810
Exploration and Settlement
United States 1810-1835
Exploration and Settlement
United States 1835-1855
Exploration and Settlement
United States 1855
Exploration and Settlement
Exploration and Settlement The Westward The Westward MovementMovement
The Santa Fe The Santa Fe Trail was the Trail was the main trail into main trail into the southwest.the southwest.
The Alamo
Icon of Texas IndependenceIcon of Texas Independence
The Alamo was one of several Spanish Missions in Texas. After it fell to the Mexican Army in 1836, it became the rallying cry for Texas independence.
Texas became a republic in in 1836 and a U.S. state in 1845
Cattle TrailsCattle were driven in herds from south central Texas to railheads to the north for shipment east to cities where demand for meat was high.
Between 1866 and 1890 about 10 million cattle were driven north.
Cattle drives ended in the late 1800s due to southern railroads and the barbed wire fence.
John Wesley Powell ExpeditionIn 1869, John Wesley Powell and nine adventure-seeking companions completed the first exploration of the dangerous and almost uncharted canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers, through the present-day states of Utah and Arizona.
State Quarters
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona quarters are due out in 2008
Texas
OKLAHOMA – The Sooner State
TEXAS – The Lone Star State
NEW MEXICO – Land of Enchantment
NEW MEXICO – Land of Enchantment
ARIZONA – The Grand Canyon State
ARIZONA – The Grand Canyon State
Stretch of Road, OK
Adrian, TX
Route 66
Amarillo, TX
Route 66
Tee Pee Curios - Tucumcari, NM
Palomino Motel - Tucumcari, NM
Arizona
Who Am I?
Wyatt EarpWyatt Earp
I was a gambler, gunfighter, and lawman. I drifted through the West working at a variety of jobs from confidence trickster to assistant marshal. During my stay in Tombstone, AZ, I befriended Doc Holliday, who joined with the my brothers against the Clanton gang in the famous gunfight at the OK Corral (1881).
Who Am I?
Sandra Day O’Connor
I served as a judge in Arizona before being selected to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981.
I became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who Am I?
I was born in 1809 and found my way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have been a guide, trapper, soldier, and Indian agent.
I am best known as a mountain guide. I have a state capital named for me.
Kit CarsonKit Carson
Who Am I?
Will RogersWill Rogers
1879-1935: Humorist, stage/film/radio actor; born in Oolagah, Indian territory (now Oklahoma).
I am known as the common-but-shrewd man through many mediums - as a popular radio performer, a syndicated newspaper columnist, author of several books. When I died with Wiley Post in a plane crash in Alaska, I was mourned as an authentic American folk hero.
Who Am I?
Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe
I was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1888. In 1912 I won gold medals in the Olympic decathlon and pentathlon. I excelled at every sport he played, including the traditional Native American sport of lacrosse. I played major league baseball as an outfielder for six years and dominated professional football during its formative years.
Who Am I?
Mickey MantleMickey Mantle
1931-95: Baseball player; born in Spavinaw, Okla. During my 18-year career as an outfielder for the New York Yankees (1951--68), I hit 536 homeruns and was voted the American League Most Valuable Player three times (1956--57, 1962). In 1956 I won the American League triple crown with 52 homeruns, 130 runs batted in, and a .353 batting average. A fan favorite, I was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1974.
Who Am I?
Steven F. AustinSteven F. Austin
In 1822, I planted the first legal settlement of Anglo-Americans in Texas. I opposed the government of Santa Anna and so forwarded the Texas Revolution.
Today, a state capital is named for me.
