GEOGRAPHY I
Name given to large farms in the South that grew crops for profit
Plantations
The movement to end slavery
Abolition
War that was fought over the ending of slavery in the Confederate South
Civil War
Natives that lived in Alaska, fished and hunted Sea Mammals
Inuit
Who does UK play in football Saturday?
Youngstown State
A fee demanded by the govt to pay for public services
Tax
Nickname given to the Great Plains after they experienced a drought in the 1930's
'Dust Bowl'
Controls water from the Colorado River to supply electricity to the American Southwest
Hoover Dam
Flat areas of land which make up most of the center of North America.
Great Plains
Who does UofL play Sunday night in football
Ole Miss
When colonists dumped Tea into the Boston Harbor protesting a British tax on tea
Boston Tea Party
The business of producing crops to sell
Commercial Agriculture
The 1st French settlement in North America (it's a city in Canada)
Quebec
Native Americans that lived in the North East of North America and made canoes out of wood & birchbark
Iroquois
What is the nickname of Purdue University
Boilermakers
He helped build the city of Quebec in Canada, the 1st major settlement for the French.
Samuel D. Champlain
Area in Northern Arizona that is 277 miles long & 18 miles wide
Grand Canyon
A satellite system used to find something’s absolute location
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Means to build settlements & develop trade in lands they controlled
Colonize
What city annually hosts the College Football Bowl game called the 'Cotton Bowl'?
Dallas
This established a govt based on democracy, individual rights, & granting specific rights to federal & state governments in the United States.
U.S. Constitution
What are the 5 Great Lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
What are the 5 Themes of Geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
The belief by Americans that they had the right to expand their territory anywhere.
Manifest Destiny
What city/ stadium is hosting the 2027 College Football National Championship game?
Las Vegas/ Allegiant Stadium