Physical Features
Colorado River
Sonoran Desert
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
Sacramento Mountains
Helpful Resources:
Deserts By: Darlene R. Stille
Mountains By: Larry Dane Brimner
One Hundred and One Questions About Desert Life By:
Alice Jablonsky
Here Is the Southwestern Desert By: Madeleine Dunphy
Real Facts About Rivers By: Christine Figorito
Southwestern Website:
http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/regions/southwest.htm
Natural Landmarks
(Pick 2 of the following natural landmarks to research)
Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest
Natural bridge caverns
Painted Desert
White Sands National Monument
Helpful Resources
Southwestern website:
http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/regions/southwest.htm
Natural Bridge Caverns website:
http://www.naturalbridgecaverns.com/
Grand Canyon By: Patrick Cone
The Grand Canyon By: Jeffrey Zuehlke
The Painted Desert: Land of Wind and Stone By: Scott Thybony
Petrified Forest National Park By: David Petersen
The Young People's Atlas of the United States By: James Harrison
Meet the Wild Southwest By: Susan J. Tweit
Manmade Landmarks
(Pick 2 of the following natural landmarks to research)
The Four Corners Monument
The Alamo
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Abo Pueblo Ruins
Helpful Resources
Insider's Guide to Four Corners By: Dorothy Nobis
The Alamo By: Michael Burgan
The Alamo By: Kristin L. Nelson
Oklahoma City National Monument By: R. Conrad Stein
http://newmexico.darkisle.com/abo/abo.html
•http://www.nashua.edu/novakc/regions/southwest.htm