Economic Characteristics of the five regions of the U.S
What place is this? A major producer of tobacco, fruit,cotton?
It has the Appalachians mountains and coastal plains.which is a regions that lies close to sea levels.
The East
The best wheat growing area. What is it called.
Wheat belt
what are to major mountain regions of the U.S.
Appalachian mountains and the rocky mountains.
Where do Gold and Silver mines operate? In what type of states.
Western states
Cool, shallow waters off the coast are good fishing areas, making this are valuable for seafood.
Northeast
Includes the rocky mountains. These include lots of a series of mountain ranges that are split by high plains and valleys.
The West
A string of cities that have grown together.
Megalopolis
where was the first industrial area located in the U.S.
New England.
The 48 states and district of Columbia are between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Contiguous states.
10% of all Americans live in California which is in the pacific west. They live because of the mild climate and lots of resources.
Pacific west
Lots of rolling hills, lakes,and big rivers systems in northern interior plains.
The Interior Plains
Ming for coal, oil, or gold can cause problems so for example coal miners in part of the Great Plains strip away soil and rock.
strip mining
In what region are the Corn belt, Dairy belt, and Wheat belt located.
it stretches from central Ohio to central Nebraska.
Corn Belt
Has good soils and flatland which makes it good for farming. Includes corn belt and parts of the dairy belt.
Midwest
Formed by volcanoes that have arisen from the floor of the pacific ocean. Islands have volcanic origins as well.
Hawaii and Alaska
divides the flow of north american rivers. Rivers east of the divide flow eastward. River west of the divide flow westward.
Continental Divide.
In what state 10% of all Americans live in.
California.
Historical, The south was rural and blank
fill in the blank
agriculture
This area includes the wheat belt. A lot is irrigated by the center pivot irrigation.
Interior West
Is a basin surrounded by a higher land True or False.
True
trees that cover a area after other trees used to cover that area
Second-growth forest
New York and Washington.
What is one of the Midwest states.
Ohio, Michigan,Indiana,Illinois, Wisconsin,Minnesota ,Iowa,Missouri