Economic Characteristics
What region has a short growing season and rocky terrain?
Northeast
What region has the Coastal Plains?
The East
The 48 states that touch.
Contiguous States
Mining that strips away soil and rock.
Strip Mining
In what region are the Corn Belt, Dairy Belt, and Wheat Belt located?
Midwest
What region was originally agricultural and now is a major producer of cotton, tobacco, and fruit?
South
What is the flattest part of Rocky Mountains interior plains?
The Great Plains Region
Something that divides the flow of the rivers in North America.
Continental Divide
The places that have the most successful level of dairy production.
Dairy Belt
What are some cities that are part of the megalopolis on the east side of the United States?
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington.
What region has good soils and flatland?
Midwest
What is the thing running along the crest of the Rockies called?
Continental Divide
Forests that have been burned/cut down that have regrown.
Second-Growth Forests
The places that have the most successful level of wheat growing.
Wheat Belt
In what year was the USA discovered?
1942
What region is home to the wheat belt?
Interior west
What are Hawaii's most important resources?
Natural beauty, mild climate, and fertile soils
A string of multiple cities that have merged together.
Megalopolis
What are the two major mountain regions of the United States?
Appalachian mountains, Rocky mountains
By land size, what is the smallest US state?
Rhode Island
What state does 10% of all Americans live in?
California
In what year did Bennie Benson design Alaska's flag?
1962
The middle of the midwest corn growing region.
Corn Belt
Where was the first industrial area located in the United States?
New Jersey
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
John Adams