Physical Features
The western states are typically:
a) smaller
b) larger
Than the eastern states.
b) larger
At first the Native American were nomads and lived in:
a) Wooden houses
b) Pueblos or towns
c) Teepees
c) Teepees
Which is the nation's second-largest city?
a) New Mexico
b) Los Angeles
c) Nebraska
b) Los Angeles
The Rocky Mountains are:
a) the shortest mountain range in the Unites States
b) a cordillera that extends from Canada to Mexico
c) an archipelago
d) worn down from erosion
b) a cordillera that extends from Canada to Mexico
Which resource is the most critical factor to further development in the western states?
a) oil
b) natural gas
c) solar power
d) freshwater
d) freshwater
Today the great plains are covered by:
a) farms and ranches
b) wild grasses and herds of bison
a) farms and ranches
The Spanish were the first Europeans to com to this region in:
a) 1598
b) 1698
c) 1798
a) 1598
What does NAFTA stand for?
a) North American Free Trade Agreement
b) North American Farm Trading Agreement
c) North African Free Trade Association
a) North American Free Trade Agreement
Which of the following is a contiguous state?
a) Puerto Rico
b) Alaska
c) Colorado
d) Hawaii
c) Colorado
Which of these is the biggest state in the west of the U.S.?
a) Alaska
b) Hawaii
c) Washington
a) Alaska
The Rocky Mountains extend from _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Canada / Mexico
In 1803 President _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ purchased the vast _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from France
Thomas Jefferson / Louisiana
What provision of the Homestead Act encouraged people to move west of the Mississippi River
The land was free
How did the western settlement affect Native Americans?
a) They were able to sell their lands for great deal of money.
b) Those who did not die of disease were forced onto reservations.
c) They moved east to work in coal mines and factories
d) Many became cowboys or joined the army.
b) Those who did not die of disease were forced onto reservations.
Which event happened first?
a) Lewis and Clark expedition
b) The American Revolution
c) Alaska is purchased from Russia
b) The American Revolution
What are two functions that dams perform?
1) Control Floods
2) Generate hydroelectric power
EXTRA: Provide water for urban and rural areas.
What is the name of the treaty by which Mexico gave the U.S. a vast area that today is California, Utah and Nevada.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
True or False
The American desire for California and other western lands led to a war with Mexico
True
During the Civil War, Congress passed the Homestead Act, which...
a) guaranteed low-interest loans to home buyers
b) established the border with Canada.
c) set aside land to be used for schools
d) gave away western lands to people who were willing to move there and build farms.
d) gave away western lands to people who were willing to move there and build farms.
Las Vegas is in...
a) Florida
b) Nevada
c) California
b) Nevada
What is Ethanol?
Ethanol is a liquid fuel made from plants.
What are reservations?
Lands where Native American were forced to live, these lands were set aside for them. They were often located in areas with poor soil.
Of what materials were teepees made?
Animal hides and poles.
Population in the states west of the Mississippi River is..
a) growing slowly
b) declining
c) growing rapidly
d) showing little change
c) growing rapidly
TRUE or FALSE: Missions were church based communities for native people
TRUE