Economic Characteristics
What are some economic characteristics of the Interior West?
Coal, oil, silver, copper
Does the United States have desert regions?
Yes
What is the dairy belt?
An area in the Midwest where a lot of dairy is produced.
How many states does the U.S. have?
50
What are 2 cities on the East coast that are a part of a megalopolis?
Boston, Baltimore, Washington, New York.
What are some economic characteristics of the Pacific West?
Aerospace, construction, computers, software, entertainment, tourism
What are some physical features of the West?
Continental divide, Rockys, higher land in general
What is the corn belt?
An area in the Midwest where a lot of corn is grown.
What 2 oceans does the U.S. border?
Atlantic, Pacific
Where was the first industrial area in the U.S.?
What are a few economic characteristics of the South?
Cotton, tobacco, fruit
What are some physical features of the Interior Plains?
West of the Appalachians, rolling hills, lakes
What are contiguous states?
States that border another state.
What is the continental divide?
A divide in the continent where the surrounding rivers' flow is diverted (rivers eats of the divide flow east, and vice versa)
What state has around 10% of all Americans?
California
What are some economic characteristics of the Northeast?
Cool, shallow water; good for seafood
What are some physical features of the East?
Lower land, Appalachians, plains
What is the wheat belt?
A region in the Midwest and (kinda) South where a lot of wheat is grown.
What are second-growth forests?
Forests in areas where trees have previously been cut.
Which region has the wheat, corn, and dairy belts?
Midwest
What are some economic characteristics of the Midwest?
Wheat, dairy, and corn belt (good soil for farming)
What are some physical features of Alaska and Hawaii?
Alaska holds cold subarctic, both have islands of volcanic origin.
What is strip mining?
A way of mining where you slowly strip away at dirt, rock, and minerals.
What is a megalopolis?
A series of cities strung together.
Whats are the 2 major mountain ranges in the U.S.?
Rockys, Appalachians