Land and Water
What is the largest mountain range found in the West Region?
The Rocky Mountains
Which state in the West Region has short summers and long winters?
Alaska
What is the most important natural resource in the West?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the world's first National Park, and is located in the West Region?
Yellowstone National Park
Where was "the hula" invented?
Hawaii
What are the four main mountain ranges in the West Region?
The Rocky Mountain Range, the Coast Range, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Cascade Mountains
What is the climate like in Hawaii?
Sunny, warm, rainy
What products come from Hawaii? (You must list at least 3 to get the points for this question)
Pineapples, sugarcane, bananas, rice, coffee, macadamia nuts
What state is Disneyland found in?
California
The coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean provide what kind of food?
Seafood (salmon, oysters, shellfish)
The Great Basin Desert
What is the weather like on along the Pacific Coast?
Rainy, wet, cool, cloudy
What products are made from steel in the West Region? (You must name 2 to get points for this question)
Aircrafts, ship-building industries such as fishing boats, tankers, battleships
What is Old Faithful?
One of the most well-known geysers
What is the most famous race for dogsledding called?
The Iditarod
Why are Alaska and Hawaii different from the other states in the West Region?
Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the other states by water and land.
Why is Alaska the coldest state?
It is farther from the equator than any other state.
How do people get salt from the Great Salt Lake?
They get salt by pumping water into giant, shallow ponds. When the water evaporates, the salt is left behind.
Why would someone travel to Alaska?
To see its beautiful glaciers up close
Where is popular to surf in the West Region? (Name 2 places!)
The Pacific Coast (California) and Hawaii
How is the Great Salt Lake different from other lakes?
Unlike most lakes, the Great Salt Lake is full of very salty water because several rivers flow into the lake, but no water flows out.
Why is Hawaii not too hot, even though it is the closest state to the equator?
It is not too hot due to cool ocean winds.
Why is the Columbia River important to the West Region?
Dams on the river help make a lot of electricity and many businesses use this electric power.
Farmers use water from the river to irrigate crops.
Both farmers and businesspeople use the river for transportation.
Why was the Golden Gate Bridge painted "International Orange"?
How is Eskimo ice cream different than regular ice cream?
Eskimo ice cream is made from reindeer fat, seal oil, freshly fallen snow, fresh berries, and sometimes ground fish.
Regular ice cream is made from milk and sugar.