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100

Define Transportation

Ways to get from one point to another

100

Which agricultural region was used for buffalo, cattle, and growing wheat

Plains

100

Define Biodiversity

A large mix of plants and animals in one environment

100

Define Mining

Process of taking natural resources from the Earth
100

Define water

The clear liquid that makes up living organisms

200

Name 1 food you can find in rivers 

Fish, some plants, frogs, insects

200

Define animal hides and give one example

The skin of an animal that has been turned into something for human use. (blankets, clothing, hats)

200

Name 3 of the Mountain Ranges you learned

Cascade, Appalachian, Rocky, Colorado Plateau, Ozarks, Sierra Nevada

200

Why did so many people travel west to mine?

Money, wealth, new life

200
Which group of people brought cattle to the United States?
The Spanish
300

Write the names of 3 major rivers in the United States

Colorado, Mississippi, Saint Lawerence, Rio Grande, Snake, Sacramento, Ohio, Tennessee, Delaware, Potomac, Missouri, Columbia, Chattahoochee, Arkansas

300

Which animal had water-repellent fur that people would use to make hats?

Beavers

300

Define Natural Border and give 2 examples

Separation of two places by something natural (not human made)

Examples: rivers, lake, oceans, mountains

300

What were the two most valuable natural resources?

Gold and Silver
300

How much money was made from the Comstock Lode?

$500 million

400

What is the one bad thing about rivers that we discussed and define that term

Flooding: overflow of a large amount of water over its normal boundaries

400

What was the Homestead Act of 1862?

People could claim 160 acres of land to farm or ranch on through the government. This helped westward expansion. 

400

Name 1 bad thing about living near Mountains and define that term

Isolation - being alone (negative)

Extreme weather - severe or bad air conditions 

400

Define Boomtowns

Communities that grew quickly when a mine was discovered. 
400

What year was the Louisiana Purchase bought?

1803

500

List the 4 benefits to rivers that we learned

Food/Water, transportation, fertile land, and commerce

500

What were the Plains known as by the rest of the world?

Breadbasket

500

List 3 examples of extreme weather

Thunderstorms, hurricanes, tsunamis, snow storms, wild fires, floods, droughts, tornadoes

500

In what state was the Comstock Lode found?

Nevada

500

What is the proper name for buffalo?

Bison