Day 1: Cities and population
major port city
Los Angeles
oil tanker that ran aground in Alaska
Exxon Valdez
Which two countries are the largest markets for exports from the United States?
Mexico and Canada
a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
a Trade agreement signed in the early 1900s between the United States, Canada and Mexico
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Which crop provides a major industry in the Great Plains states?
wheat
Because it is a major city, what is unusual about Denver’s location?
It is not a seaport.
name for the drought-stricken area of the 1930s and 1940s
Dust Bowl
the industry that makes vehicles that travel in the air and in outer space
Aerospace
rapidly growing interior city
Las Vegas, Nevada
What is one of the biggest challenges for the western states?
having an adequate water supply
The aerospace industry is important in which city?
Seattle, Washington
Drilling an oil well is an example of a _________ economic activity.
primary
Why have many small family farms in the western states declined?
They have been replaced by agribusinesses.
an industry based on huge farms that rely on machines and mass-production methods
Agribusiness