Language and Content

Think About “The Big Southwest”

Check Your Understanding

1.–2. Work with a partner to complete each item.

  • 1. Classify Make a chart like the one below. Complete the chart with what you know about life in the Southwest.

    Plants in the SouthwestAnimals in the SouthwestPeople in the Southwest

  • 2. Sum It Up Use your chart to tell a partner about life in the Southwest.

Review Vocabulary

3.–7. Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.

Many people come to _________ the Southwest. The four big _________ that make up the Southwest are filled with interesting places, such as the Grand Canyon. It is many _________ wide. You are sure to see a _________ and many other interesting people. There are people with different _________ who come to the Southwest from other countries.

Vocabulary

  • states

  • explore

  • miles

  • cultures

  • cowboy

Write about A U.S. Region illustration of pen icon

8. Write about a state in the U.S. that you would most like to explore. Explain why.