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Vocabulary
The Northeast
The Midwest
The South
The West
100
In ___________, cities and suburbs are so close together that they form one big urban area
What is Megalopolis
100
What is the most densely populated region of United States?
What is Northeast
100
What factors contribute to Chicago's rise as a steel making and manufacturing center in the late 1800s?
What is??
100
Features that make much of the South a great place for growing crops include
What is rich soil and climate
100
The natural resources of the west include animals, plants, soil, and
What is thermal energy
200
A region's__________ is the average number of people per square mile
What is Population Density
200
From the 1890s to 1950s, most immigrants entering the United States arrived at?
What is Ellis Island
200
Minneapolis and St. Paul are known for
What is being identical cities
200
Over the past 50 years, the South has change from an agriculture-based economy to
What is an industry-based economy
200
How did the California Gold Rush affect the region?
What is population quickly increased
300
This South is part of the
What is Sun Belt
300
Where is the District of Columbia located?
What is between the states of Maryland and Virginia
300
Explain the similarities and differences between corporate farms and mixed-crop farms
What is ????
300
The incredible wealth of _______ has drawn people to the west for well over 400 years.
What is natural resources
400
A farmer grows several different kinds of crops on a___________________
What is mixed-crop farm
400
What are some of the ways that people travel to work every day in New York City?
What is subway, bus, taxi, car
400
What caused the demand for farm products to decrease in the 1980s?
What is Country wide recession
400
Settlers in new mining towns built their homes with timber from the
What is Pacific Northwest
500
To counter the problems caused by freeways and air pollution, San Jose built a _____________system.
What is mass transit
500
What are some of the things for which Boston is famous?
What is research, medical, science, and technology centers, as well as colleges and universities
500
In the Twin Cities, what has replaced the fertile land that was once used for farming?
What is the cities' suburbs
500
The area around San Jose, California, is called___________because there are so many computer companies there.
What is Silicon Valley