Vocabulary 1
A large, grass eating mammal
What is a bison?
Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface through a volcano.
What is lava?
This landform forces rivers to to flow into the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Rocky Mountains?
This made the trip from East to West easier.
What is the transcontinental railroad?
This is the lowest point in the U.S.
What is Death Valley?
A bowl shaped pit formed by volcanic activity
What is a crater?
The practice of cutting down trees for lumber.
What is logging?
Wild animals and plants do well here.
What is Wyoming?
These provide hydroelectric power.
What is a dam?
An area of California with many technology companies.
What is Silicone Valley?
A sudden movement of Earth's crust caused by a release of pressure along cracks in the crust.
What is an earthquake?
The business of providing services for travelers on vacation.
What is tourism?
Most US volcanos are found in this region.
What is the West?
This a non renewable natural resource that made Alaska a good place to settle in the 1870's.
What is oil?
The highest point in the U.S.?
What is Denali?
A crack in Earth's crust caused by shifting plates of rock
What is a fault?
A large opening in Earth's crust that allows hot, melted rock, ash and gases to escape.
What is a volcano?
These landforms can be formed by volcanos.
What are mountains?
This valuable rock is mined in Alaska.
What is gold?
This makes the West an exciting place to explore.
What is Yellowstone? or various
Electricity created by the energy of flowing water.
What is hydroelectricity?
A system of waterways that drain into a river or other body of water.
What is a watershed?
Most volcanos are found in this ocean.
What is the Pacific?
This imaginary line splits our country into 2 sections.
What is the Continental Divide?
The ocean that borders on the Western states.
What is the Pacific?