southwestern U.S.

Cactus and canyons

The southwestern United States, a region generally including Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California.

The area is characterized by desert landscapes, Native American and Hispanic cultural influence, and distinctive architecture: adobe homes typical of the southwestern U.S. , She moved to the southwestern U.S. for the dry climate.

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Native American tribes · arid · roadrunner · adobe architecture · border town · chili peppers · taco truck · canyon · petroglyphs · four corners · javelina · mariachi music · chile verde · cattle ranching · powwow · turquoise jewelry · flash floods · dust devil

Opposites
geographic direction within the U.S.

southwestern U.S.New England

Northeast U.S. region

Pacific Northwest · Alaska · Maine · Florida · the Everglades

Family

south, west, southern, western, southwest, southward, westward, southerly, westerly

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G