THE NORTHEAST
THE MIDWEST
THE SOUTH
THE WEST
STATES
100
bus, subway, taxi and drive cars
What iare some ways people travel to work in New York?
100
a farm that grows several kinds of crops
What is a mixed-crop farm?
100
petrochemicals
What are substances like plastics and asphalt called?
100
fortyniners
What is the nickname given to the miners of the California Gold Rush ?
100
Michigan
What is the state shaped like a mitten, made up of 2 peninsulas?
200
its location on the Delaware River
What is one factor that contributes to Philadelphia's reputation as an important industrial center?
200
small family farm
What kind of farm was common in the Midwest until the 1980's?
200
oil and natural gas
What do companies drill for in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas?
200
Pacific Northwest
Where did settlers in new mining towns get the timber for their new homes?
200
Oklahoma
What state is shaped like a saucepan and sits on top of Texas?
300
Ellis Island
Where was the first stop for most immigrants to the United States from 1892-1954?
300
recession
What is declining economic prosperity called?
300
industrialization
What is the change from an agriculture-based economy to an industry-based economy called?
300
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Where did the California Gold rush take place?
300
California
What state has the Silicon valley?
400
Boston to New York to Washington.D.C.
What is the Northeast's megalopolis?
400
Chicago
What is the biggest city in the heartland?
400
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and Austin, Texas
What are 2 southern cities associated with Technology.
400
creating neighborhood parks, and removinf sewage from Lake Washington
How did a Seattle group revitalize the economy?
400
Louisiana
Where is New Orleans?
500
American Revolution, research centers, medical centers, science and technology centers.
What are some things for which Boston is Famous?
500
the city's suburbs
What has replaced fertile farmland once used for farming in the Twin Cities?
500
Miami and New Orleans
What 2 Southern cities are know for transportation and tourism?
500
the discovery of gold in Colorado
What lead to the founding of the city of Denver?
500
Minnesota
Where are the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul?
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