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Here are the teacher pack items for Southwest United States:
Overview In this experience, students brainstorm place names that have Spanish origins. Then they learn about the physical geography of the Southwest, focusing on climate, land use, energy production, and hurricanes. Next they learn about the human geography and examine the tall tale of Pecos Bill. Finally, they prepare a travel brochure for one state in the region. If you have access to leveled readers that include tall tales, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 30–40 minutes for the core content. You may choose to spend more time on the tall tale in scene 3 or to give students more time to research and prepare their travel brochures. Vocabulary words: Objectives
The United States is often divided into geographic areas. In this experience, you will learn about the Southwest, which contains the following states: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Objectives
Bluebonnet field in Texas
When European settlers began to colonize the Americas, Spain claimed and colonized large parts of what is now the Southwestern United States. Many Native nations already lived in these lands and continued to shape the region’s history and culture. Because of Spanish colonization and later Mexican history, many cities and towns in the Southwest have names that come from Spanish.
Sample answers: Albuquerque, El Paso, Bexar County, Hidalgo County (both Texas and New Mexico), Los Alamos, Casa Grande.
