Physical Features
What continent in the United States a part of?
North America
What determines what kinds of natural disasters happen in an area?
Climate
People who are sent to live in anew place and claim land for their home country are
Colonists
Physical objects that are bought and sold
Goods
Always on the move
Nomadic
How many regions does the United States have?
4
What kind of climate does the United States have?
We bought this territory from France and it doubled the size of our country
Louisiana Purchase
The main reason cities are growing in the United States is because of
Job opportunities
First people to live in a region
Indigenous
What are the three largest bodies of water that surround the United States?
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico
Other than climate, what else determines what kinds of natural disasters happen in an area?
Wind patterns
What was the Civil War fought over?
Slavery
The United States is a Melting Pot because
all the different cultures in our country blend together as one
Keeping good relations with governments of other countries
Diplomacy
What does the "Lower 48" refer to?
All the adjoined states; all states except Hawaii and Alaska
What does temperate mean?
Moderate
Manifest Destiny
Oil, coal, and natural gasses are considered what kinds of resources?
Nonrenewable
Country with dominant military, economic, and political influence
Superpower
What is another name for the "Lower 48"?
Continental U.S.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is what is happening at that moment, where as climate is the average weather over a long period of time
What expanded our population in the 1900s?
Immigration
A set of goals about how the country will work with other countries economically, politically, socially and militarily is
Foreign Policy
Church based communities started by the Spanish
Missions