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Regions of the US
Geography of the US
Natural Resources & Climate
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
100
Our western coast of the US faces what ocean?
What is Pacific Ocean
100
Name the second-longest river in the US?
What is Mississippi river
100
Explain the process of how hydroelectric power generates energy...
What is falling water spins a turbine that produces energy
100
flat rolling land with grass
What is prairie
100
a long period without rainfall is a ...
What is drought
200
weather of a place is determined by what three factors?
What is wind patterns, temperature, and amount of precipitation
200
Where are the great lakes?
What is central part of North America
200
What allows farmers to grow crops during a dry season?
What is irrigation
200
Large area with features such as climate and landforms is known as what...
What is region
200
A deep valley with steep sides is a ...
What is canyon
300
How does geography affect people's lives?
What is natural resources, and industries of the area
300
name at least two of the cities that form the megalopolis "Boswash"?
What is Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
300
what makes farming difficult in southwestern US?
What is droughts
300
areas that receive more that 20 inches of precipitation a year are what?
What is humid
300
a moving stream of water in the ocean is a ...
What is current
400
How are the Midwest and Southeast similar?
What is they share an important river, affected by severe weather
400
Explain how the Grand Canyon was formed...
What is the Colorado River cut through the rock over million of years
400
What positive affect has having vast amounts of mineral resources had on the US?
What is they have created industries
400
a group of cities that have grown so close together seem to form one city is a ...
What is megalopolis
400
the Western half of the US is _______________ because it receives less than 20 inches of precipitation
What is arid
500
Who was the first person to explore the Grand Canyon?
What is John Wesley Powell
500
the amount of rain or snow is called...
What is precipitation
500
changing seasons and mild weather that is neither too hot nor too cold is what kind of climate?
What is temperate climate