States of The Southwest

Study The Southwest States using Online Video

With this title, you'll learn what makes this fast-growing region of the United States a wonderland of natural beauty. Use these 2 online educational video titles to trek across wind-burned deserts and fertile plains as you discover the beauty and grandeur of the sun-baked Southwest. Examine Native American cultures and explore the Spanish traditions and cowboy folklore that characterize this fascinating region. States covered: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the names and locations of the principal cities and geographical features of the Southwest, a region comprising Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
• Examine the economic importance of the major natural resources of the Southwest.
• Discover some of the ways that geography and climate have determined usage of the land and patterns of settlement in the Southwest.
• Survey the Native American cultures and the Spanish and cowboy traditions that characterize the Southwest.

• Geography > US Geography > The South West
• Location and Physical Features (Runtime: 13:47)
• The Land and the People (Runtime: 15:04)