The Midwest
What is another name for the North American Plains?
The midwest
Name one type of landform in the west
Desert, mountains, oceans, rivers
How many deserts are in the United States?
5
What are the Prairies?
a plain or hilly region covered in grass
50ft
How tall a Saguaro cactus can stand
What two regions are the North American Plains in?
The midwest and the south
What is the most known active volcano in the United States?
Mt. St. Hellen
Name one of the deserts in the United States
The Great Basin Desert
The Colorado Plateau
The Mojave Desert
The Sonoran Desert
The Chihuahuan Desert
What is a Tributaries? Bonus if you can name the main tributary for the Mississippi River
Rivers that feed into another river
Missouri river main tributary
What types of landforms are in the Intermountain region?
Plateaus, deserts, dry basons, and canyons
What types of animals are raised in the midwest?
Cows, chickens, pigs
What is one of the highest points in the west?
Mt. Rainier and Mt. Shasta
What desert is home to death valley?
The Mojave desert
a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
What is a gulf
The deepest canyon in the world
What is Hells Canyon
What kinds of crops are grown in the midwest?
Corn, wheat, and soy beans
The Saguaro cactus
What is the largest cactus in the world
What desert is home to the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado Plateau
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
What is a peninsula
Largest lava plateau in the world
Wha is the Colombia Plateau
What is one animal that is important to the plains Native Americans?
Buffalo and Prairie Chickens
How far does the west coast stretch?
From Alaska to the Baja peninsula
What desert is home to the Carlsbad Caverns?
The Chihuahuan Desert
A mountain range through California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
What is the cascade range
A strong ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean
What is the gulf stream