Vocabulary
always on the move
nomadic
What continent is the United States a part of?
North America
After what war was the United States considered a superpower?
WWII
___________ are more populated areas, and _____________ are less populated areas
urban, rural
Who are Timmy Turner's Fairy Godparents?
Cosmo and Wanda
first people to live in a region
indigenous
What determines what kinds of natural disasters happen in an area?
Climate
What expanded our population in the 1900s?
Immigration
What is the geographic pattern of where people live known as?
population distribution
How many bones do adult humans have?
206
people sent to live in a new place and claim land for their home country
colonists
What does the "Lower 48" refer to?
All the adjoined/connected states
What was the Louisiana Purchase and how did it affect our country?
Land purchased from France that doubled our country's size
We have many different types of people who live in our society, so it is known as a...
Melting Pot
What is a human's largest organ?
skin
system of allocating resources to meet people's wants and needs
economy
What is another name for the "Lower 48"?
The Continental U.S.
What was the time when the manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories known as?
Industrial Revolution
The set of goals about how a country will work with others is known as...
foreign policy
Who discovered gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton
keeping good relations between the governments of different countries
diplomacy
What type of climate does the United States have?
Temperate
What was the cultural belief that settlers were destined to expand across North America?
Manifest Destiny
When certain industries develop in a particular region it is known as an...
economic region
What is Carsyn's basketball number?
1