Vocabulary
Products that come into a country for sale
imports
What mountain range is located on the Eastern border of California
Sierra Nevada
Which western region state was the last to become a state?
Hawaii
What is the nickname for the people who traveled west in 1849 in search of gold?
49ers
Salem is this state's capital
Oregon
What describes the process of planting new trees to replace ones that have been cut?
Reforest or Reforestation
Which state has the highest mountain in North America?
Alaska
Which western state did most Americans think was a waste of money?
Alaska
The Gold Rush brought people from all over the world to the US. People from which country also helped build the transcontinental railroad?
China
Sacramento
The side of a mountain that gets little of the precipitation from clouds
rain shadow
What River Gorge forms the border between Washington and Oregon?
Columbia River
This state produces and exports a lot of agricultural products, like sugar cane and pineapple
Hawaii
Father Junipero Serra set up a mission in what is now this Californian city?
San Diego
This state's capital is Boise
Idaho
A level, frozen area in the far north where the temperatures are so cold that trees cannot grow
Tundra
Which state has a salt water lake?
Utah
Boeing
What religious group moved west for religious freedom?
Mormons
What is the capital of Wyoming?
Cheyenne
A geographic area made up of countries in this specific area that trade many resources and goods
Pacific Rim
The driest and lowest place in the United States.
What is Death Valley.
This important California resource used for computer parts is obtained from rocks
silicon
What two Native American groups does our book state live in the Alaskan region?
Tlingit and Inuit
Helena is this state's capital
Montana