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What is the term for a plain or hilly region covered by grasses in the Temperate Zone?
Prairie
Why are the animals of the Plains mostly swift runners and tireless diggers?
Few trees to hide under or climb for protection
The Black Hills contain what famous national monument?
Mount Rushmore
The Mississippi River System affects how many states?
31
Which 2 peninsulas border the Gulf of Mexico/America?
Florida (US) and the Yucatan (Mex)
Charge
Bison
Melting snow and spring rain cause what issue/danger in the Spring?
Flooding
The MS River has how many tributaries?
over 250
The Gulf of Mexico/America is an arm of which ocean?
Atlantic
What is the nickname for the Plains because it's one of the richest crop producing regions in the world?
"America's bread basket"
Name one major physical features of the head of an American buffalo.
Options: Huge, shaggy, 2 horns, long beard
Name one physical feature of the Badlands.
irregular cliffs and colorful hills
In which body of water, does the Mississippi River end?
Gulf of Mexico/America
Sitting Bull was a medicine man and chief from which tribe?
Dakota/Sioux
Why are the Plains so ideal for grazing animals?
Plentiful grasses to eat
Besides eating their meat and drinking their milk, Plains Indians used the hides of American buffalo. Name as many of the 3 things they made from them.
Options:
clothes, shoes, shelters
The Mesabi Range is found in which state?
Minnesota
Which is the longest river in N. America?
The Missouri
Settlers named the Dakota tribe Sioux from a word meaning "snakes in the grass". Which language did the word come from?
French
The Plains have extreme weather. What is a danger they face due to the hot, dry summers?
Wildfires
Prairie dogs are not actually dogs, but what?
ground squirrels
Are the Ozarks more like the Rocky or Appalachian Mts?
Appalachian
Which tributary river runs from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi?
Ohio River
What is name of the easy to transport shelter made of a pole frame covered in animal skins that the Plains Indians used?
Teepee