A mission is a settlement for teaching religion to local people.
100
Geothermal refers to ___________ from beneath the earth's crust?
Heat
100
I think that California will break off from the rest of the country.
Opinion
100
Name an example of a national park.
Possible answers: Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite
100
What is a wagon train?
A wagon train was a line of wagons that carried settlers and everything they owned.
200
What does arid mean?
Arid means very dry.
200
Which of these is not one of the regions of the west: Southwest States, Mountain States, Atlantic States, Pacific States
Atlantic States
200
Volcanoes are the most interesting landforms.
Opinion
200
How are the natural resources such as wood and soil used in the West?
Farmers use soil to raise many crops. They use the wood to build houses, to make paper and make other products
200
Why did people go West in the mid-1800s?
gold, cheap land, religious freedom
300
What does specialization mean?
Specialization means that a business makes only a few goods or provides just one service.
300
Name one of the mountain ranges found in the West.
Rocky Mountains, Cascade Mountains, Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Mountains
300
The movement of tectonic plates made many of the landforms in the West.
Fact
300
Name 2 jobs that are created because of the huge forests.
Jobs are made in the lumber industry-to cut and transport the wood; constuction industry-to build homes; manufaturing industry- to make paper and othe products.
300
Why was the building of the transcontinental railroad important to the West?
It was the first train system to link the East to the West, and it allowed the population of the West to grow.
400
What is irrigation?
Irrigation is supplying land with water.
400
Name one way that the mountains of the West were formed.
Western mountains were formed when tectonic plates overlapped and broke through the earth's crust, and by volcanoes.
400
Some mountains in the Cascade Mountain Range are volcanoes.
Fact
400
Which of the following industries does not belong in this list?
technology, agriculture, health services, banking, research, transportation, computer software
fishing (it is related to natural resources)
400
What was the Spanish territory in the West called?
New Spain
500
What is the difference between a skilled and unskilled worker?
Skilled workers receive special training or education; unskilled workers do not need special education or training for their job.
500
How do people in the West use water?
People use wate to irrigate their farmland. They use dams to produce hydroelectic power.
500
The West is a moist, tropical region of the United States.
Opinion. This is not a fact, there are many deserts and dry areas in the West.
500
Name 1industry that depends on the West's climate.
aircraft, movie, and tourist
500
Name two ways that the Spanish influence still remains in the West today.
places have Spanish names, towns are built around an open square just as they are in Spain, people speak Spanish, foods and festivals, crafts