Great Plains
This crop, often used to make bread and pasta, is a major agricultural product grown in the Great Plains.
What is Wheat?
This ocean borders the Pacific Northwest to the west.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This major desert, known for its extreme temperatures and unique landscapes, spans parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona.
What is the Mojave Desert?
This major river, one of the longest in the United States, runs through the Eastern Woodlands and is important for trade and transportation.
What is the Mississippi River?
This large mammal, known for its hump and shaggy coat, once roamed the Great Plains in herds.
What is a Bison?
This explorer is known for his expedition through the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s, mapping the region.
Who is Lewis and Clarke?
This event in the mid-1800s saw thousands of people travel to California and beyond in search of gold.
What is the California Gold Rush?
This type of tree, which changes color in the fall, is commonly found in the Eastern Woodlands and is known for its syrup.
What is the maple tree?
This act, passed in 1862, encouraged settlers to move to the Great Plains by giving them land.
What is the Homestead Act?
What resource does the Pacific Northwest rely on for Food?
This technique, used by Native Americans in the Desert Southwest, involves growing crops in raised beds surrounded by water to conserve moisture.
What is flood farming?
This event in 1621 was a harvest celebration shared between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.
What is Thanksgiving?