Day 1: Cities and population
Challenges
Economy
100

major port city

Los Angeles

100

oil tanker that ran aground in Alaska

Exxon Valdez

100

Which two countries are the largest markets for exports from the United States?

Mexico and Canada

200

a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Mormon

200

a Trade agreement signed in the early 1900s between the United States, Canada and Mexico

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

200

Which crop provides a major industry in the Great Plains states?

wheat

300

Because it is a major city, what is unusual about Denver’s location?

It is not a seaport.

300

name for the drought-stricken area of the 1930s and 1940s

Dust Bowl

300

the industry that makes vehicles that travel in the air and in outer space

Aerospace

400

rapidly growing interior city

Las Vegas, Nevada

400

What is one of the biggest challenges for the western states?

having an adequate water supply

400

The aerospace industry is important in which city?

Seattle, Washington

500

Drilling an oil well is an example of a _________ economic activity.

primary

500

Why have many small family farms in the western states declined?

They have been replaced by agribusinesses.

500

an industry based on huge farms that rely on machines and mass-production methods

Agribusiness

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