Chapter 5 Review-Coach McDuffie
Which two U S states have the largest petroleum reserves/
Alaska and Texas
A group of American artists who painted the grim realities of urban American in the early 1900's
Ashcan School
What is an economic characteristic of a postindustrial economy?
Biotechnology
the dry area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
Columbia Plateau
a series of canals, rivers, and waterways that link the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence seaway
a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States
Sunbelt
a channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water
aqueduct
How do aqueducts help support California's large population?
by bringing fresh water from far away
the removal of whole forests when harvesting timber
clear cutting
a physical feature that determines the direction of river flow
divide
A method used in which crops are grown that rely only on natural precipitation
dry farming
Why did the 13 colonies fight a war for independence from Britain?
escape taxes and limits on _______________
the process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients
eutrophication
the eastern U S boundary where the elevated Piedmont area drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain
fall line
the place where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain
fall line
a procedure in which a borrower gives up rights to a property due to the inability to repay the loan
foreclosure
the source of a stream or a river
headwater
California's Silicon Valley; Seattle, Washington; and Austin, Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the
high tech industry
a place on the ocean floor through which magma vents to create an underwater volcano that may grow into an island
hot spot
A powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters
hurricane
What type of music developed in the United States during the early 1900's that combined African rhythms with European harmonies?
jazz
a region in the northeastern and mid-western United States characterized by its heavy industrial concentration
manufacturing belt
It is important to conserve fossil fuels because they are
nonrenewable energy
Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida's Everglades?
provides habitats for a great variety of vegetation and wildlife
haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollution sources
smog
a community lying on the fringes of a metropolitan area
suburb
the flat landscape that stretches hundreds of miles east of the Rocky Mountains
the Great Plains
What was the series of safe houses that helped thousands of African Americans escape slavery?
the Underground Railroad
a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
tributary
Why were the first factories in the U S located along the fall line in the Northeast?
waterfalls provided power for factories
