Chapter 5 Study Guide: Geography of the United States

Ashcan School

A group of American artists who painted the grim realities of urban American in the early 1900's

dry farming

A method used in which crops are grown that rely only on natural precipitation

renewable

A wind turbine is a source of _________ energy

high-tech industry

California's Silicon Valley; Seattle, Washington, and Austin, Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the ______________

eutrophication

Choose the correct answer from Canada, Eutrophication, clear-cutting, wetlands, or California: Algae overgrowth, a result of _____ has caused significant damage in the Everglades.

Clear Cutting

Choose the correct answer from Canada, Eutrophication, clear-cutting, wetlands, or California: Because of widespread ____ forest ecosystems are less diverse and land is subject to erosion.

Wetlands

Choose the correct answer from Canada, Eutrophication, clear-cutting, wetlands, or California: Because they contain valuable water supplies and can protect coastal areas from storms and floods _____ are important ecological areas.

California

Choose the correct answer from Canada, Eutrophication, clear-cutting, wetlands, or California: The ____ State Water Project is the country's largest state-built

Canada

Choose the correct answer from Canada, Eutrophication, clear-cutting, wetlands, or California: the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed by the US and __________ in 1972, led to the end of asbestos dumping in the Nashua River and spurred the construction of wastewater treatment plants.

Latin America

From what region did the largest group of foreign-born residents living in the United States today immigrate?

encouraging rapid industrial growth in the region

NAFTA has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by ______

True

True or False: Iron ore and coal are two important natural resources found in the Great Lakes region.

True

True or False: The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions on the seafloor.

False; the Appalachian Mountains are the oldest

True or False: The Sierra Nevada are the oldest mountains in the United States.

False: It is about 81% of our energy

True or False: The United States lacks significant deposits of fossil fuels.

True

True or False: The headwaters of the Colorado River and the Rio Grande are located in the Rocky Mountains where many tributaries merge to form these two major waterways.

Biofuel

_________ automobiles cause less environment damage than traditional automobiles because they use fuel made from corn and other organic sources

the Columbia Plateau

_________ the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect

Sunbelt

a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States

foreclosure

a procedure in which a borrower gives up rights to a property due to the inability to repay the loan

Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway

a series of canals, rivers, and waterways that link the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean

the Great Plains

the flat landscape that stretches hundreds of miles east of the Rocky Mountains

fall line

the place where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain

eutrophication

the process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients

clear cutting

the removal of whole forests when harvesting timber

headwater

the source of a stream or a river