U.S. Geography
U.S. History
U.S. Economy
Vocabulary
extra
100
Appalachians and the Rocy Mountains
What are the two major mountain regions of the United States.
100
to vote and play an active role in government
What are the roles and responsibilities of citizens of the United States?
100
ranching wheat farming and mining
What is the Interior West economy based on
100
The 48 American state and the District of Columbia lie between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is contiguous
100
What are the Wheat Belt, Corn Belt and Dairy Belt.
The Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorada and Texas. Central Ohio to central Nebraska. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.
200
The Rockies are younger because they have not been eroded as much as the Appalachians.
Why are the Rockies higher than the Appalchians?
200
Europeans began settling in North America
Name one event that happend in the 1500's
200
farming, dariy, food processing, automobile manufacturing
What is the Midwest economy based on
200
It divides the flow of North Americ's rivers. Rivers east of the divide, such as the Missouri, flow eastward. Rivers west of the divide, such as the Columbia, flow westward.
What is the Continental Divide.
200
free enterprise system. This means that individuals and grups rather than the government run businesses. Skilled workers, many natural resources, and the use of advanced technology have brought prosperity to the United states.
What type of economy does the U.S. have
300
The Interior Plains
What parts of the United States have particularly rich farmlands?
300
enslaved AFticans weere brought to the U.S.
Name one event that happened in the 1600's
300
farming, textile, factories and tourism
What is the South economy based on?
300
Is a region surrounded by higher land, such as mountians. Nevada and Utah are examples.
What is basin
300
trade deficit, crime, pollution and poverty
Name a challenge that faces the U.S. today.
400
Farmland, Oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, forests,seasfood, natural beauty
What Resources are found in the country?
400
American colonies declared independence from the British Empire in 1776
Name one event that happened in the 1700's
400
industril and finacial centers, colleges and manufacturing
What is the northeast economy based on?
400
Where corn is grown in the Midwest. It stretches from central Ohio to central Nebraska.
What is the Corn Belt
400
West Virginia
What is your favorite state
500
The East, West, Interior Plains, Alaska and Hawaii
What are the five geographic regions of the U.S.
500
The economy and the U.S. expanded
Name one event that happened in the 1800's
500
The northeast, The south, The midwest, The Interior West and the Pacific States
Name the five economic regions of the U.S.
500
States in the dairy belt are major producers of milk, cheese, and other daiy products. Wisconsin and most of Minnesota and Michigan
What is the Dairy Belt.
500
executive, legislative and judicial
What are the three branches of the U.S. government
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