Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
The South
The Midwest
The Great Plains
100
The different kinds of land, waterways, or physical characteristics in a region.
landform
100
An animal's skin.
hide
100
Why do many Florida residents speak Spanish?
They come from Cuba or many of the other Carribean islands nearby.
100
The first skyscrapers in America were built in this city in the 1800s.
Chicago, Illinois
100
The main landform in the Great Plains region.
plains
200
A piece of land that is protected by the federal government because of its natural beauty or historical importance.
National Park
200
An area of land set aside by the federal government for Native Americans.
reservation
200
What is the most important city in the South for business?
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
200
How much (what percent) of the world's fresh surface water are in the Great Lakes?
20%
200
What is the name they give to the Great Plains and why?
America's breadbasket....
because hey grow so much wheat there
300
A piece of land sticking out into a body of water, so that it is almost surrouded by water.
peninsula
300
Having little or no vegetation.
barren
300
What city in Louisianna is famous for Jazz?
What is New Orleans?
300
What are the names of the five Great Lakes?
Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan
300
Name the Five states of this region.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma
400
A warm ocean current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico and travels north along the coast from Florida all the way to Newfoundland in Canada.
The Gulf Stream
400
The buying and selling of goods and services.
commerce
400
Which two cities in Tennessee are famous for their music?
What are Memphis and Nashville?
400
What is the state of Wisconsin known for?
Dairy Farming, milk products, cheese, America's Dairyland
400
Why did President Grant kill all of the Bison in the Great Plains?
To force the Native Americans off the land by taking away their main food source. go to 6:48 of the video to find the answer.
500
The growing of crops and raising of livestock for food and other purposes.
Agriculture or farming
500
The carrying away of soil and rock by water, ice or wind.
weathering and erosion
500
What are the Appalachian mountains called in Virgina?
the Blue Ridge Mountains
500
What is the tallest monument in the United
States, in St Louis Missouri?
Gateway Arch
500
What are the three ways people make a living in the Great Plains Region?
cattle ranches, Oil drilling, and wheat farming