Midwest
The South Upper and Lower
The South
Midwest
West
100
What is a dry, flat, grassland with few trees.
prairie
100
What is a major center of activity?
hub
100
To change in order to survive in a new environment.
adapt
100
A train that runs on a railway that is raised above ground.
elevated train
100
What refers to heat from beneath Earth's crust?
geothermal
200
In what ways do businesses in the Midwest use rivers and waterways?
For transportation
200
Name three states that are part of the Upper South. (there are six total)
Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia
200
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
peninsula
200
What is payment made for work?
wages
200
What is supplying land with water?
irrigation
300
Why did many immigrants settle in the Midwest?
to find religious freedom
300
Name four states in the Lower South. (8 total)
Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.
300
Who refused to give up their seat on a bus and sparked a protest for civil rights?
Rosa Parks
300
What winter activities do people in the Great Lakes region enjoy? (name two)
ice fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, visiting museums, and attending concerts and stadium events.
300
What happened that formed the Rocky Mountains?
tectonic plates overlapped
400
Some very large farms in the Midwest started as a small ________.
homestead
400
What are two kinds of research done in the Lower South?
medicine and communication
400
A person who buys cotton shorts ia a _________.
consumer
400
What was one way Chicago's location helped it become a major trading center?
Nearby waterways were good for trade and transportation.
400
What are the three major landforms in the West?
mountains, desert, and valleys
500
What were some of the goods that the American Indians wanted from Europeans?
knives and tools
500
What is one reason that many companies moved to the Upper South?
It has mild climate.
500
Martin Luther King Jr. organized a bus _______ in Montgomery, Alabama.
boycott
500
which Great Lakes city has the largest population?
Chicago
500
What three regions is the West divided into?
Southwest, Mountain, and Pacific States.
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