Regions
Vocabulary
People
Events
Misc.
100

The Rocky Mountains regions have a high elevation. What type of weather does this cause in the summer and winter?

Cool summer

Cold winter

100

What is a plateau?

A plateau is a high, wide, flat area hundreds of miles across.

100

What is the name of the two men who led a major expedition to the west looking for the Northwest Passage?

Lewis & Clark

100

What is the name of the woman who recorded her tribe's stories and legends to preserve them?


*DAILY TRIPLE!!!*

Cecilia Seventh Carpenter

100
In the early 1800's, settlers moved west and hunted for furs. What did this do to the animals with fur?

Caused many to become or almost become extinct

200

Name 2 reasons why people settled near water.

-irrigation for agriculture/livestorck

-access to seafood

-use water to move goods/materials

-recreational areas

200

What is a fossil fuel?

A fossil fuel is a subterranean depot of coal and other fossils. They can be burned for fuel.

200
Marcus Whitman was a doctor who tried to help settlers and Indians. Despite his attempts, he could not stop the spread of what disease from killing off many Indians?

Measles

200
What are TWO ways that Walla Wall, Spokane, and Seattle were affected by the mining rushes to other places (like Alaska and Idaho)?

1) Merchants grew wealthy selling supplies to miners. 2)People became wealthy in the mines and returned to WA to spend their money.

200

What was the main reason waterways were important for trade in the mid 1800's?

Few good roads existed at the time
300

Puget Sound Lowlands are characterized by which TWO landforms?

low hills and valleys

300

What does legislature mean?

Legislature is a law-making body of a government.

300

Who was the first territorial governor of WA?

Isaac Stevens

300

What was the Pig War about?

An American settler and a British man living in the San Juan islands fought over the value of a pig. Both countries fortified their side with troops. It did not lead to actual war because they called in a German chancellor to mediate and he split up the islands into British and American land. Only casualty was a pig.
300

What resource did miners acquire from the Puget Sound Lowlands and the Cascade Mountains?

coal

400

What is the nickname for the Cascade Region?

DAILY DOUBLE: How did it get this nickname?

Cascade Curtain

Weather on East is dry, on West is wet

400

What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resource? Give an example of each in WA State.

Renewable resources are resources humans can grow or use over and over. Non renewable can only be used once.  Renewable resources in WA include trees and water. Nonrenewable includes fossil fuels.

400

How did the discovery of gold and silver in WA, ID and Montana affect the indigenous populations in the region?

The hopeful miners moved in and took over native land. Caused many disputes and much strife between the two groups. It worsened the conflict between them.

400

What issues did the 1846 Treat of Oregon resolve?

Dispute over the Oregon Territory

400

What do locations in the Pacific Rim have in common?

They all border the Pacific Ocean

500

Which TWO geographic features are prominent in the Cascade Range?

Glaciers and Volcanic Peaks

500

What is the difference between a territory and a state?

Territory: no vote, leaders chosen by President

State: people elect the leaders, have a vote in congress

500

What are three ways that humans impact the land? Describe each.

(answers vary)

500

What is the Homestead Act of 1862?

Method by which settlers claimed western land

500

Which THREE features of the Pacific Coastline most affect WA?

1. The coast allows for strong fishing industry.

2. Ocean waters create nutrient-rich soil.

3. Closeness to the ocean influences the climate.

4.Harbors provide access for shipping & trade.

5. Beaches are tourist attractions.


Affects climate 

Shipping & Trade

Fishing Industry

Climate

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