Are You Interested in a Quiz Through the Wild Southwest Canyons, Cacti and Cliffs?

The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona. It’s one of the most famous natural landmarks in the United States, carved by the Colorado River over millions of years.

Monument Valley is famous for its tall sandstone buttes and mesas—flat-topped formations shaped by erosion.

The Sonoran Desert spans parts of Arizona, California, and northern Mexico. It’s known for its warm temperatures and unique cacti.

The “trees” in Petrified Forest are fossilized remains of ancient coniferous trees from over 200 million years ago.

The Colorado River carved out the Grand Canyon and many other canyons in the region through erosion over millions of years.

The red and orange hues come from iron oxide (rust) in the sandstone and other sedimentary rocks.

Arches National Park in Utah is home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, shaped by erosion and weathering.

The Southwest is dominated by an arid climate, with low rainfall, high temperatures, and dry air.

Bryce Canyon is famous for its hoodoos—tall, thin spires of rock shaped by freeze-thaw cycles.

The Colorado Plateau is an elevated region filled with canyons, mesas, and colorful rock layers.

An arroyo is a dry stream bed that temporarily fills with water during rainstorms in desert areas.

Flash floods eroded narrow channels through soft rock, forming slot canyons like Antelope Canyon.

Four Corners is the only place in the U.S. where four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—intersect.

Sandstone is the main rock in many Southwest landscapes; it erodes easily, forming canyons and cliffs.

The Ancestral Puebloans built intricate cliff dwellings in places like Mesa Verde, a key part of the region’s human geography.