Vocab: Physical Geography
This is the term that refers to all states EXCEPT for Alaska and Hawaii
Continental United States
This is the term for an area that is occupied and governed by another (foreign) country.
Colony
What is a civic duty?
Something you are legally required to do.
This method was used to grow Corn, Beans, and Squash: A nutritionally complete meal
Three Sisters Method
Name the three branches of the US Government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
This major mountain range is found in the Eastern United States
Appalachian Mountains
This term means "to move from country to country"
Immigration
What is a civic responsibility?
Something you should do, but it is not required by law.
There are over ___________ native tribes recognized by the United States Government
500
What is the largest state by land mass?
Alaska
A Tributary is...
A smaller river or stream which flows into a larger river
A large farm that specializes in the production of one cash crop is a ______________.
Plantation
This system requires all biological males to register when they turn 18 years old
Selective Service
The Indian Removal Act forced natives to move away from their ancestral lands. What was the name of the route Natives used to travel to their new homes?
The trail of tears
In what year did the United States officially expand from coast to coast?
1850
These five inland freshwater seas are crucial to shipping between Canada and the United States
The Great Lakes
This term refers to the spread of culture in a place.
Cultural Diffusion
The _______________ is the supreme law of the land.
Constitution
Where were Native Americans moved-to after the Indian Removal Act?
Indian Territory
Between 1619 and 1808, about how many enslaved Africans were brought to the United States to work?
435,000
This physical geographic feature runs through the Rockies and divides the flow of rivers in the United States
The Continental Divide
This is another word for a native population
Indigenous
Federal Republic/Representative Democracy
What did Native Americans believe about land ownership?
They believed in communal land ownership. No individual person can own land, it belongs to the community
What do political parties do?
Nominate candidates for office, Convince voters to support candidates