Ch 12
In what state is the tallest point in the United States?
Alaska
Name the lowest, hottest, driest place in the United States.
Death Valley, California
What event happened first:
1.Gold was discovered.
2.National parks were created.
3.Lewis and Clark explored the West.
3. Lewis and Clark explored the West.
The Shoshone National Park and Glacier National Park are large areas of ____ ____ in the West?
public lands
How did the South Pass change the West?
It allowed settlers to cross the Rockies in covered wagons, and many settlers traveled West because of it.
What is the name of the tallest point in the United States?
Mount McKinley
Public lands are owned by who?
The government
What allows the salmon to swim upstream and lay their eggs?
fish ladders allow salmon to get up the dams
Put the following event in order:
___Gold is discovered in California.
___The Pony Express carries mail to the West.
___Yellowstone National Park is founded.
2 Gold is discovered in California.
1 The Pony Express carries mail to the West.
3 Yellowstone National Park is founded.
Name two ways people worked to protect the environment in this chapter.
1. National Parks/set limits on how land is used
2. Built oil tankers with 2 walls
3. Built dams.
4. Built fish ladders
5. Invented ways to prevent oil spills from spreading
What causes an earthquake to happen?
movement along the fault lines
Name the wettest place in the United States.
Mount Waialeale, HI
What formed the biggest barrier for the settlers of the West?
Rocky Mountains
When I say the West is "Extreme" how can you describe it?
wettest/driest
hottest/coldest
highest/lowest
Put the following in the correct sequence.
___The Makah and other Native Americans live along the Pacific Coast.
___Lewis and Clark explore the West.
___Gold is discovered.
__2_The Makah and other Native Americans live along the Pacific Coast.
__1_Lewis and Clark explore the West.
__3_Gold is discovered.
Who was the guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea
Name two ways the Native Americans used waterways.
travel, trade, food
What time zone are we located in?
Central Time Zone
What President supported setting aside public lands for National Parks?
President Roosevelt
What is a barrier?
an obstacle that prevents movement
What three states in the West Region have
volcanoes ?
Washington, Oregon, Hawaii
If it is 7:00 in the Pacific Time Zone, what time is it in New York City?
10:00
The telegraph replaced the __________ as a form of communication.
the Pony Express
Virginia Reed traveled with her family from Missouri to California. What hardship did she later write about?
Heavy snowstorms that lasted 10 days or more.
What do they call the part of the Rockies where it is too cold for trees to grow?
timberline