Vocabulary
A line of wagons traveling together
Wagon Train
These 3 people invented the personal computer
Dave and Lucille Packard and Bill Hewlett
The year the San Francisco earthquake took place
1906
Denver is the capital of
Colorado
The lowest point in the U.S.
Badwater Basin
a bowl shaped pit formed by volcanic activity
crater
an environmental activist that helped establish national parks
John Muir
Ways that public land is used for
fun
military
farming
Sacramento is the capital of
California
The highest point in the U.S.
Denali
the imaginary line showing where North American waters drain either toward the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean
Continental Divide
These 2 people were sent by the President to explore the west
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Types of volcanoes
active
dormant
extinct
Honolulu is the capital of
Hawaii
The most populous state
California
the practice of cutting down trees
logging
Native American Woman that helped the two explorers explore the West
Sacagawea
Why do Olympic athletes train in Colorado?
high altitudes make exercise more difficult
builds stronger muscles
Boise is the capital of
Idaho
The least populous state
Wyoming
a large group of islands
archipelago
The president that sent the explorers to explore the west
President Jefferson
2.5 million
Olympia is the capital of
Washington
The 800 mile long fault line
San Andreas Fault