Southwestern States
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. badlands
A. Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined
2. cowboys
B. The enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
3. Texas
C. The second largest state
4. Oklahoma
D. Dry land with very little rain
5. Arizona
E. Animal you can ride that gallops (plural)
6. New Mexico
F. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback (plural)
7. Geronimo
G. A state in southwestern United States on the ___ border
8. horses
H. A state in southwestern United States
9. Grand Canyon
I. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter (plural)
10. desert
J. Large hare of western North America
11. bears
K. Deeply eroded barren land
12. jackrabbit
L. A state in south central United States