Borders
Topographal Regions East
Topographical Regions West
The America People
Climate/Resources
100
Which two countries border the US?
Canada and Mexico
100
What does "piedmont" mean?
Foothills
100
This portion of the USA is made up almost exclusively of volcanoes
Hawaii
100
What type of government is present in America?
Democratic-Republic OR federal-republic
100
From which direction do the majority of the winds blow across North America?
West
200
What type of border is the US/Mexico Border?
Physical
200
The Coastal Plains are divided into two sections. What are they?
Atlantic and Gulf
200
This relatively central region is and has been historically home to many Native America tribes
The Great Plains
200
What type of economy does the USA have?
A free enterprise capitalist government
200
What current keeps the Pacific Northwest so rainy?
Japanese Current
300
What type of border is the US/Canada border?
Physical and Geometric
300
This mountain range stretches from Alabama to eastern Canada
The Appalachian
300
This is the tallest mountain in the USA (and where it is located)
Mt McKinley- Alaska
300
From which country do the SECOND most emmigrants come?
China
300
Winds from THIS AREA keep the south warm
The Gulf of Mexico
400
What physical feature defines the US/Mexico border?
Rio Grande
400
This region is between the western piedmont and the Great Plains
The Central Plains
400
This region is described as a "lowland" but is only low because it's between two mountain ranges
The Great Basin
400
What are the three branches of government in the USA?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
400
Name TWO of the USA's three most abundant natural resources
Any two of Iron, Coal, Oil
500
Along which parallel (line of lattitude) is the western half of the US/Canada border?
49th Parallel
500
This refers to the rivers and lakes on the Appalachian mountains only and always draining all the way into the Atlantic
Eastern Continental Divide
500
These are the three mountain ranges that make up the Pacific Coastal Regions
Sierra Nevada, Cascades, Coastal Mountains
500
What are the four core values of the American people?
Freedom, Equality, Individualism, Growth
500
The temperatures in central USA are more extreme. Why?
There is no large body of water to help regulate temperature.
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