Definitions
States/Capitals
Geography
Economy
People
100
earthquake
What is ground shaking caused by the movement of one of the Earth's plates against another.
100
Salem
What is the capital of Oregon
100
What is the most northern state in the US, it is far away from the equator.
What is Alaska.
100
Where are the must friuts, nuts and vegetables produced?
What is The Central Valley in California.
100
A contest where cowboy skills are shown.
What is a rodeo.
200
magma
What is underground melted rock
200
Carson City
What is the capital of Nevada
200
Where does the Rio Grande recieve its source of water and why is it so salty?
What is the snow from the Rocky Mountains.
200
Who owns most of the land in the West and what is it used for?
What is the federal government; use it for test runs on cars and planes and training sites for the armed forces.
200
Where did the people who first settled in Hawaii come from?
What is Pacific islands.
300
geyser
What is a hot spring that occasionally shoots hot water or steam into the air
300
Olympia
What is the capital of Washington
300
Where do earthquakes tend to happen?
What is along the Pacific Coast.
300
What is home to San Francisco, CA?
What is The Golden Gate Bridge.
300
What types of jobs did Asian Immagrants find in the West?
What is gold mines, railroad, clerks, etc..
400
conservationist
What is a person who wants to protect wilderness
400
Helena
What is the capital of Montana
400
What is a native plant?
What is home to a particular area.
400
What is an important part of the economy in the West?
What is mining minerals.
400
How did the Native Americans depend on the geography to survive?
What is fish, hunt, shelter and clothing.
500
telecommunications
What is technology that lets people send messages and images over long distances.
500
Boise
What is the capital of Idaho.
500
Besides Hawaii what is the wettest area in the US?
What is the Olympic Peninsula
500
How is oil transported in Alaska? Once the oil is transported to the oil refineries what is it made into?
What is pipes, the oil is then made into gasoline.
500
How did the Easterns travel west in the 1830's and 1840's
What is by wagon and train