United States
The climate region for the ______ is Mediterranean (____ weather almost year round)
California Region nice
The Pacific Coastal Range were part of the _________
Ring of Fire
What forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
The US contains ______ climate region
almost every
the US has more tornadoes than who?
any other continent
Cold air from the ____, ___ air from the Gulf, and dry air from the ___ meet in ____ alley
arctic moist desert tornado
Where did the majority of Mexico's population live? They owned ____
around Texas much of the west side
Rocky Mountains is the ______ mountain range in the US
tallest
French came to US to ____. British came to ____.
trade stay
What 2 things is the St. Lawrence River used for?
trade and transportation
The Mississippi Rover is a major ____ route from _______ to the ____
transportation middle America Gulf of Mexico
Hawaii's climate region is ____ (__ and ___)
tropical wet hot and rainy
Alaska's climate region is ____
tundra
very cold area containing permafrost
tundra
What were the physical characteristics of the Pacific Coastal Range?
very rugged and steep
US is in the ________ hemisphere
western
By land, the US is the ___ largest country
3rd
Consists of ____ contiguous states
48
Christopher annihilated ___ of Indians within a year
90%
Disease and Columbus wiped out about ____ of the Native Anericans
95%
volcanic islands that extend from Alaska to Russia
Aleutians Islands
Santa Anna decided to sell land to ____
Anerica
Oldest mountain range in the US
Appalachian Mountains
Alaska
Arctic Plains
Flat areas that stretch along the Gulf of Mexico in the south and the Arctic Ocean in the north. This land is tundra
Arctic and Gulf Coastal Plains
What are the US' water borders?
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Alaska, and the Bering Sea
____ is the iced over land bridge connecting Russia to Alaska
Beringia
The Appalachian Mountains stretch from ____ to ______
Canada to Alabama
Rocky, mainly flat area around the Hudson Bay
Canadian Shield
_____ discovered North America (hit ____) and reported to the king that Indians would be very easy to make ____
Christopher Columbus Hispaniola slaves
the ____ River provides fresh water in predominantly desert area
Colorado
The Colorado River goes from ____ to the ________
Colorado Gulf of California
____ is the exchange of goods and ideas from the old world (__) and the new world (___)
Columbian Exchange Spain America
examples of the cons of the Columbian Exchange:
DISEASE
land form formed by water from the Colorado River
Grand Canyon
The St. Lawrence River connects the ___ _____ to the ______ _____
Great Lakes Atlantic Ocean
Largely treeless flat area that extends from Canada down to Mexico. The soil is very fertile and good for farming but the climate can be harsh with cold winters and hot summers
Great Plains
Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama (along the coast)
Gulf Coastal Plains
volcanic group of islands in the Pacific Ocean
Hawaiian archipelago
______ on the Colorado River provides electricity
Hoover Dam
____ were coming into Mexican borders and president of Mexico needed _________
Indians someone to guard the borders
An area that spreads from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. This area is mostly flat with rolling hills.
Interior Lowlands
the _____ nearly doubled the size of the US
LA Purchase
What is the climate region for the Northwest? (____ and ___ winters and ___ summers)
Marine West Coast cold and rainy mild
What are the US' land borders?
Mexico and Canada
2nd longest river in the US
Mississippi River
______ cross the Beringia and slowly Margaret throughout the US (about _ mile per _ generations)
Native Americans 1 3
Smallest Mountain range in the US
Pacific Coastal Range
The Columbia River is in the ___________
Pacific North West
3,000 mile chain of mountains from Alaska to Mexico
Rocky Mountains
The Continental Divide is located in the _____________
Rocky Mountains
The climate region for the Great Plains area is ______ (___ summers and ___ winters)
Semiarid dry cold
What are the 5 regions of the US
South West South East North West North East Midwest
Land mostly in Nevada and consists of rocky outcroppings of rock and large depressions
The Basin and Range
_______ are located in the Appalachian Mountain chain
The Smoky Mountains
What is the Continental Divide?
The highest point where the rivers separate
What is the federal district of the US? What state donated the land?
Washington DC Maryland
The Pacific Coastal Range extends from ______ to _________
Washington to Southern California
US at the time of the American Revolution only consisted of the ___ coast
east
Dams on the Columbia River create ______ for the north west
electricity
English eventually controlled _________, but colonists decided they wanted their _____ and go to eat to get ____
entries eastern seaboard of the US independence freedom
US contains all ____
extremes
the Mississippi River provides ____ soil
fertile
examples of the pros of the Columbia change;
foods coffee etc
The climate region for a lot of the northern states is _______ (____ winters and ___ summers)
humid continental cold hot
Most of the US is _____ (___ winters and ___ ____ summers)
humid subtropical mild hot humid
part of the Great Plains region
interior plains
A territory has their ___ government and foreign policy is ________
own under the US
What 2 reasons did the Spanish come into the US?
primarily gold convert Indians to Christianity
Where is the Pacific Coastal Range located?
right on the coast line
The climate region for the _____ is arid. (___ like conditions)
southwest desert
