Compared to all other regions how big is the population of the region?
It has the fewest people of all other regions.
100
What is a basin?
An area of low land shaped like a bowl, with high sides all around.
200
What are the two major landforms in this region?
plains and the Great Lakes
200
What were houses made of in the prairies?
They were made out of sod.
200
How many states does the Rocky Mountains run through in this region?
5 of the 6 states
200
Who were living in the Rocky Mountain Region in the 1800s?
The Native Americans and the Mountain Men.
200
What is a canal?
A canal is a waterway built by people to connect two bodies of water.
300
What are the Great Lakes in this region? How many Great Lakes are there?
Lake Huron, Superior, Michigan, and Erie.
There are five Great Lakes. One of them is in Canada. (Lake Ontario)
300
What are the most important cities in the this region?
Why are they important?
Duluth, Detroit, and St. Louis because they are port cities.
300
Where do the Rocky Mountains start and finish?
They start in Alaska and go all the way to the bottom of South America.
300
What happened when the settlers came to this region and wanted to build houses?
They fought with the Native Americans because they wanted to use the land differently.
300
What is a reservation?
They are land set aside by the government where American Indian groups can live.
400
What are plains? What are the two most important plains in the region? What are they used for?
Plains are flat lands. There is the Central Plains and the Great Plains. The Central Plains are used for farming, and the Great Plains are used for raising animals.
400
What are the 3 important jobs in this region?
service jobs, manufacturing jobs, and farming.
400
Which state does not have the Rocky Mountains in them? What is the major landform of this state?
Nevada and the Great Basin is in this state.
400
What happened to the Native American when the fought with the settlers?
They lost because of lower weapon technology and were placed in reservations.
400
What is homesteading?
Homesteading is living and working on land give by the government for free.
500
How many states are in this region?
There are 12 states.
500
What was the important invention of this region?
Henry Ford invented the T model automobile here.
500
Name the three major landforms of the Rocky Mountain Region.
basins
canyons
mountains
500
What's the most important job in this region?
tourism
500
What is the Continental Divide? How does it affect water?
The Continental Divide is an imaginary line through the Rocky Mountains. Water that starts to the west of the Divide flows into the Pacific Ocean. Water that starts to the east flows into the Atlantic Ocean.