People
Which 2 people explored the land in the Louisiana purchase?
Lewis and Clark
An object that orbits the Earth is called a ___________.
Satellite
Land that is owned by the government is called _______.
Public Land
Name 2 farm products made/found in the mountains region?
possible answers: peaches, sugar beets, apples, potatoes
Who helped guide Lewis and Clark around the west?
Sacagawea
These towns sprang up quickly around mining areas and often did not last long.
Boomtowns
On a mountain, the elevation above which the temperature are too low for trees to grow.
Timberline
Name 2 non-produce products of the Mountain States region.
Possible answers: cattle, sheep, natural resources, or wood
Which religious group settled in the mountain region?
The Mormons
The right to vote is the _____________ movement.
Suffrage
How does elevation affect climate?
It makes the weather vary.
Name 3 tourist sights in the mountain region.
possible answers: Skiing (Sun Valley, Idaho, Aspen, CO and Park City, Utah), Yellowstone National Park, and Shoshone National Forest, Rocky Mountains
Who was Rocky Mountain’s Pike Peak named after?
Zebulon Pike
An imaginary line that separates the rivers that start in the Rocky Mountains and flow into Pacific Ocean from those that flow into the Mississippi River (Gulf of Mexico).
The Continental Divide
Name 3 reasons why mountain travel was hard and dangerous for wagon trains.
Rock slides, blizzards, steep, covered in snow, high, and rugged. Scarcity of water (not enough).
Name 3 types of mines found in the mountain states.
Possible answers: Copper, gold, silver, lead, uranium, coal, oil & natural gas