LANDFORMS
What is MT named for?
Mountains.
What are the regions of MT?
Western, Central, and Eastern.
Why is MT called 'The Treasure State'?
Because it contains many precious metals.
What is the state tree of MT?
Ponderosa Pine.
Grizzly bears.
Southwest.
What region of MT is Bozeman in?
Western.
What can you find if you dig deep enough in MT? (Or anywhere)
In what region of MT can you find Beargrass?
The Western region.
What is the state bird of MT?
Western Meadowlark.
What once covered MT?
A great sea.
What is the annual average amount of precipitation for every MT region?
15-25, 12, and 11-14.
Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc.
What is the most common type of tree found in MT?
The Ponderosa Pine.
What fish are there in the Central Region of MT?
Trout, sturgeon, and bass.
What are the rivers in MT?
Western River, Missouri, Yellowstone, and Fort Peck Reservation.
What region of Montana is Yellowstone in?
Western.
What fossils can you find in MT?
T-rex, Triceratops, Maiasauras, and the Torosauras.
What trees grow in the more dry, elevated parts of MT?
Ponderosa, Douglas Fir, and Spruce trees.
What is the state fish of MT?
Cutthroat trout.
What did the Ice Age and glaciers do to help MT?
They worked as bulldozers and pushed everything in their path, creating hills and mountains.
In what region do the Rocky Mountains create a 'rain shadow'?
The Central region.
What treasured metals resulted in MT from the geologic upheaval of the Mesozoic era?
Gold, copper, steel, zinc, lead, molybdenum, platinum, and palladium.
What plants only grow in the western region of MT?
Ash, Elm, Cedar, and Larch trees.
What are the animals in every region of MT?
Grizzlies, mule deer, elk, moose, black bears, porcupines and jackrabbits.