Physical Features
A mountain range in the East that rises above the Piedmont The highest mountain is about 6,700 feet (2,040 m).
Appalachian
This country has the greatest variety of climates than any other country.
The United States
A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land is known as what?
Colony
People who speak two languages is known as what?
Bilingual
Descendants of people who came from Asian countries, or Asian Americans, are mostly concentrated in what state?
California
Eastern coast: this low area, which is flat and close to sea level, is called what?
Atlantic Coastal Plain
What is the United States is extremely rich in?
The first settlers that traveled west were called?
Pioneers
The Jewish New Year is known as what?
Rosh Hashanah
What is the name of the active volcano that erupted in 1980 and blew off its mountain's peak, destroying 150 square miles (390 square kilometers) of forest?
Mount Saint Helens
Stretches to the Great Plains just east of the Rocky Mountains and is filled with hills, lakes, and rivers.
Interior Plains
Name the region associated with climate: Mild winters and humid summers of a humid subtropical climate.
The South
A large farm that grows mainly one crop is known as what?
Plantation
Sikhs commemorate the establishment of a formalized Sikh community called the Khalsa in the 1690s with a festival called what?
Vaisakhi
To gain their independence, the American colonists fought the British throughout what occupation?
The Revolutionary War
Western Coast: the land gradually rises higher to a region called what?
Piedmont
Where are valuable nonrenewable natural resources mined in the United States?
Appalachians and Rocky Mountains
By what year did the population of the United States exceeded 23 million and the country stretched all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
1850
How many Americans speak another language in addition to English?
57 Million
The islands built by volcanoes millions of years ago that are far out in the Pacific Ocean; to which island is the reference?
Hawaii
This mountain range has jagged peaks and rises above 14,000 feet (4,270 m).
Rocky Mountains
Name the region associated with the climate: This area has three climate regions. In the Northeast, people live in a humid continental climate with snowy winters and warm, humid summers.
The East
A 2,000-mile path west from Missouri to the Oregon Territory was known as what?
The Oregon Trail
A festival of lights which symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
Diwali
West of the Great Lakes, North America's largest and most important water source is known as what?
The Mississippi River
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river is known as what?
Tributary
What percent does the United States have as the world’s coal reserves?
25%
The discovery of this resource in 1848 had a major impact on the country, luring hundreds of thousands of people to California.
Gold
What accounts for baseball in Japan, Starbucks coffee stores in practically every major city worldwide, and an MTV channel available throughout Asia?
American Popular Culture
How many enslaved Africans were brought to the colonies and forced to work on plantations?
Around 453,000 Africans
This land begins to increase in elevation west of the Interior Plains, and is a higher region with vast areas of grasslands that cover the plains.
Great Plains
Name the region associated with the climate: Wet, mild coastal climate. The region’s coldest climates are in Alaska, which has both subarctic and tundra climates. In contrast, Hawaii is the only state with a warm, tropical climate.
The West
Located in New York City; about 190 countries members with the United States as one of the most powerful members.
The United Nations
Muslims fast during this time, believing that the Koran, their holy scripture, was revealed to Muhammad.
Month of Ramadan
This creates fertile farmlands that cover most of the Interior Plains.
Silt
The largest group of freshwater lakes water source in the world and is also an important waterway for trade between the United States and Canada.
The Great lakes
This resource supplies the energy for more than half of the electricity produced in the United States.
Coal
In July 1776, the colonial representatives adopted this document, stating that “all men are created equal” and have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Declaration of Independence
After English, what language is the most widely spoken language in the United States.
Spanish
A high percent of African Americans live in which region of the United States?
Southern States
Mountain range that stretches north along the Pacific coast. At 20,320 feet (6,194 m), it is the highest mountain in North America.
Alaska’s Mount McKinley
Name the region associated with climate: Summers are hot and dry in this region, however, most of the region has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters.
The Interior Plains
The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union persisted until the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s. What was this event referred to as?
The Cold War
Jews observe this; known as Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur
Most of the mountains in this range are dormant volcanoes.
The Cascades
An area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent.
Continental Divide
This resource provides timber that is used in constructing buildings and is also used to make paper.
Trees
In 1781, American forces under General George Washington defeated the British army in Virginia. What is the name of that battle?
The Battle of Yorktown
About how many Americans speak Spanish at home?
36 Million
These people originally migrated to the United States from Mexico, Cuba, and other Latin American countries.
Hispanic Americans