Section 1
This low area, which is flat and close to sea level, is called the Atlantic Coastal Plain. As you go west, the land gradually rises higher to a region called the Piedmont. The (answer), which are the main mountain range in the East, rise above the Piedmont. These mountains are very old. For many millions of years, rain, snow, and wind have eroded and smoothed their peaks. As a result the highest mountain in the Appalachians is about 6,700 feet (2,040 m)
Appalachian Mountains
In the region called the West, several of the country’s most rugged mountain ranges make up the (answer) Many of the mountains’ jagged peaks rise above 14,000 feet (4,270 m).
Rocky Mountains
This is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land.
Colony
The United States is a representative democracy, whose limited government is based on the...
U.S. Constitution
This shares a border with Canada. The economy in this region is heavily dependent on banks, investment firms, and insurance companies. Education also contributes to the economy. The area’s respected universities include Harvard and Yale.
The Northeast
Which one of Illinois's cities is the busiest shipping ports on the Great Lakes
Chicago
. The Interior Plains are filled with hills, lakes, and rivers. The first major water feature that you see here is called the (answer).These lakes make up the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world.This is also an important waterway for trade between the US and Canada.
Great Lakes
What is an area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent.
Continental Divide
What did New cities in the colonies such as Boston and New York become
Seaports
A another term for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans.
Native Americans
What do you call a string of large cities grown together
Megalopolis
This regions is the largest region in the United States. Many of this regions states have large open spaces with few people. This regions is not all open spaces, however. Many large cities are on the Pacific coast. One state on the coast is California.What is this region
The West
West of the great lakes lies north America's largest and most important river the...
Mississippi River
Farther west, mountain ranges include the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada. Most of the mountains in the Cascades are dormant volcanoes. One mountain, (Answer), is an active volcano. A tremendous eruption in 1980 blew off the mountain’s peak and destroyed 150 square miles (390 sq km) of forest.
Mount Saint Helens
This is a large farm that grows mainly one crop.
Plantation
What do you call People who speak two languages
Bilingual
Which region includes long coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Along the coastal plains rich soils provide farmers with abundant crops of cotton, tobacco, and citrus fruit. In recent years, this region has become more urban and industrial and is one of the country’s fastest-growing regions.
The South
In 1992 the United States, Mexico, and Canada signed the (answer).This agreement made trade easier and cheaper between the three neighboring nations.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This is a smaller stream or river into a larger stream or river.
Tributary
The highest mountain in north America at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) is...
Mount McKinley
These first settlers that traveled west were called...
Pioneers
Different food and music from around the world have influenced....
American Culture
Which region is one of the most productive farming regions in the world. The Mississippi River and many of its tributaries carry materials that help create the region’s rich soils, which are good for farming. This regions farmers grow mostly corn, wheat, and soybeans. Farmers in the region also raise livestock such as dairy cows.
The Midwest
What is the threat or use of violence against civilians to intimidate or cause fear for political or social reasons.
Terrorism
Rivers deposit rich (Answer). The (Answer) creates fertile farmlands that cover most of the Interior Plains.
Silt
What supplies the energy for more than half of the electricity produced in the US
Coal
About 190 countries are apart of the...
United Nations (UN)
The US has tremendous influence from around the world. (Answer) such as movies, tv, and sports is popular elsewhere.
American Popular Culture
Which city in Michigan is the country’s leading automobile producer.
Detroit
The first African American president
Barack Obama