| Apache |
a member of a North American Indian people living mostly in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. |
| Appalachia |
a region in the United States that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northwestern Georgia and includes the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
| Arizona |
a state in the southwestern United States. Its capital is Phoenix. (abbreviated: AZ) |
| Armenia |
a country in southwestern Asia. Yerevan is the capital of Armenia. |
| Atlas Mountains |
a range of mountains in northwest Africa stretching across the southwestern part of Morocco and northern parts of Algeria and Tunisia. |
| coral snake |
a small, poisonous snake that has red, yellow, and black bands around its body. It is found in the southwestern part of the United States and in Central and South America. |
| Fiji |
a southwestern Pacific island country that lies northeast of Australia. The capital of Fiji is Suva. |
| Georgia |
a country in southwestern Asia. Georgia used to be a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia. [1/2 definitions] |
| Gila monster |
a large, poisonous reptile that lives in the southwestern part of the United States and in Mexico. This lizard has a short tail and scales in patterns of black with orange, yellow, or pink. |
| Gobi Desert |
a large, very dry region in northern China and southwestern Mongolia. |
| Great Victoria Desert |
a very dry region in southwestern Australia. |
| hacienda |
a large estate used as a farm or ranch. Haciendas can be found in many countries where the people speak Spanish or in the southwestern United States. |
| Iran |
a country in southwestern Asia. Tehran is the capital of Iran. |
| Iraq |
a country in southwestern Asia. Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. |
| Israel |
a country in southwestern Asia on the Mediterranean Sea. Israel was formed as a Jewish state in 1948. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jordan |
a country in southwestern Asia. It lies east of Israel. Amman is the capital of Jordan. [2 definitions] |
| Kuwait |
a country in southwestern Asia at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait. The capital is also called Al Kuwait. |
| Lebanon |
a country in southwestern Asia on the Mediterranean coast, north of Israel. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon. |
| longhorn |
a breed of cattle with very long horns. Longhorns were once raised in the southwestern United States for their meat but are now rare. |
| New Mexico |
a state in the southwestern United States. Its capital is Santa Fe. (abbreviated: NM) |
| Oklahoma |
a state in the southwestern United States. Its capital is Oklahoma City. (abbreviated: OK) |