States and Regions
What region is the state of Kansas in?
Midwest
What is the definition of absolute location?
exact location
What does Piedmont mean?
At the base of the mountain
What were some factors encouraging settlement?
Physical features, such as climate, water, and landforms
What is a natural resource?
something found in nature that people can use
What are the five regions in the United States?
West, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest
What are the lines that run east to west?
lines of latitude
Which mountain range is the oldest in the United States?
The Appalachian Mountains
At first, where did many people avoid settling?
desert, tundra, or mountainous regions
What is the difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource?
Renewable resources can be made again by people or nature and nonrenewable resources cannot be made again by the people or take thousands of years for nature to replace.
What makes the states within each region alike?
They have similar land, people, jobs, and share history and culture
What are the lines that run North and South?
Lines of Longitude
Where are the Rocky Mountains Located?
The western United States
Where were the original big cities located by?
Transportation routes such as rivers or a coast
How did early Americans modify the land by using water? Why did they do this?
People dug wells and built dams across rivers. This made electricity and drinking water.
Which two states are not contiguous?
Alaska and Hawaii
What are other names of Lines of Latitude and Lines of Longitude?
Latitude- parallels
Longitude- meridians
Where are the Appalachian Mountains located?
They run from southeastern Canada to central Alabama
How much land in the United States is used as farmland?
About half
What are some negative effects of Irrigation systems?
It can cause pollution in waterways or use up water before it can reach people.
Which region has hot, rainy summers and a mild winter?
Southeast
What is the absolute location of the equator?
0 degrees
Where is Death Valley located and how deep does it go below sea level?
California, 250 feet below sea level
What made the settlers want to stay in the United States?
rich soil and fresh water
How do people today use resources more efficiently?
Many cars people drive today use less fuel than cars made many years ago and some home appliances, like refrigerators, use less electricity.