What are plateaus, rivers, oceans, mountains, basins?
100
What are the two types of natural resources we have?
Land and Water Resources
100
Natural resources are used to support the economy through different _____________.
What are industries?
100
Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, California are all _____________________
What are Pacific States?
100
This is the lowest land in the West Region.
BONUS: What state is it located in?
What is Death Valley?
BONUS: California
200
This is the highest mountain range in the United States. It stretches from north to south and separates the West region from the Midwest region
What are the Rocky Mountains?
200
This is a major land resource in California.
BONUS: What industry is this resource used for?
What are trees?
200
Name at least two ways people protect the environment.
What is putting fish ladders were they are needed, putting two walls on ships, and putting national park?
200
Idaho, Colorado, Utah Montana, Wyoming, Nevada are all _______________________
What are Mountain States?
200
This is the highest land in the West Region.
BONUS: What state is it located in?
What is Mount McKinley?
BONUS: Alaska
300
Rivers to the east of this line flow to the Atlantic Ocean, Rivers to the west of this line flow to the Pacific Ocean
What is the Continental Divide?
300
This is a major land resource in Montana and Oregon.
BONUS: What industry is this resource used for?
What is cattle and sheep?
BONUS: Ranching
300
This man-made or natural feature helps the environment and effects the way water flows.
What is a dam?
300
Name one strength and one challenge of living in the mountain states.
Strength: outdoor activities, tourism
Challenge: not enough space to build, no big cities, transportation in and out difficult
300
If you could describe California in one word, it would be ___________________.
What is diverse?
400
Climate change depends on the ___________________ of the land.
What is elevation?
400
This is a major water resource in the West Region.
What are fish, crabs, tuna, oysters, etc.?
400
How do national parks help protect the environment?
National parks help protect the environment because it is a safe place for plants and species to continue growing. People cannot touch the wildlife there and cannot chop down trees.
400
Name the 3 main industries in the mountain states.
What is military, technology, and tourism?
400
A group of islands
What is an archipelago?
500
What are two natural disasters that can happen in the West?
What are earthquakes and volcanoes?
500
These are the four major industries that natural resources are used for in the West.
What are farming, fishing, mining and logging?
500
These are the five different purposes of dams.
What is stopping floods, giving cities and towns water, farming, generating electricity, and people?
500
Oil and fishing are the main industries of this state.
What is Alaska?
500
Rain forests are important to the west and all over the world. What is the biggest challenge people face when discussing the rain forest?
What is a balance between using and preserving the resources in the rain forest?