Land of the West
Climate
Re-sources
Exploration and Growth
Major Cities and Attractions
West State Capitals
West State Locations
Yellow-stone
Gold Rush
100
This is molten rock found above on the earth's surface
Lava
100
very cold
frigid
100
Animals raised on farms and ranches for human use
Livestock
100
Someone who searches for valuable resources
prospector
100
Tall tower with a view in Seattle, Washington
Space Needle
100
The capital of Idaho
Boise
100
What state is this?
Hawaii
100
Famous geyser with a funny name
Old Faithful
100
A town that seems to spring overnight
Boom Town
200
This is a hot spring that erupts water into the air
Geyser
200
the side of a mountain chain that receives less precipitation than the other side
rain shadow
200
What is a resource that Washington is famous for?
apples
200
The mill where James Marshall discovered gold
Sutter's Mill
200
City where movies and tourism are big industries
Los Angeles
200
The capital of Wyoming
Cheyenne
200
What state is this?
Montana
200
Which state is missing when you talk about the three that Yellowstone is in, Wyoming, Idaho, and ________
Montana
200
Those who came looking for gold
prospectors
300
Imaginary line on top of the Rockies
Continental Divide
300
a cold, flat area where tress cannot grow
tundra
300
What is a resource that Idaho is famous for?
potato
300
We bought Alaska off of this country
Russia
300
programs that help computers perform certain functions
computer software
300
The capital of California
Sacramento
300
Washington
300
Yellowstone sits on a _______
Supervolcano
300
The year that many of the prospectors arrived in California
1849
400
molten rock that is beneath the surface of the earth
magma
400
Highest mountain in North America
Denali
400
The industry that deals with trees and wood is?
timber
400
The man who put on great western shows featuring trick riding
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
400
This industry is very important to Salt Lake City when they deal with gold, copper, and silver
mining
400
The capital of Alaska
Juneau
400
Oregon
400
How does the geysers and hot springs get heated?
Underground magma
400
When all the people left the boom town, it became a _________
Ghost town
500
the elevation on a mountain above which trees cannot grow
timberline
500
Very low and hot place in California
Death Valley
500
State where sugarcane, pineapple, and coffee are produced
Hawaii
500
A town where all of the people have moved away
ghost town
500
Trade between countries
international trade
500
The capital of Nevada
Carson City
500
Utah
500
Beautiful but sometimes dangerous creature with giant claws that lives in Yellowstone
Grizzly Bear
500
The mountain range where James Marshall discovered gold was?
Sierra Nevada