Geography Chapter 5 Lesson 1

New England States

1. Connecticut 2. Maine 3. Massachusetts 4. New Hampshire 5.Rhode Island 6. Vermont

Tributary

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

Why were the first factories in the U.S. located along the fall lines in the northeast?

Along the fall line, eastern rivers break into rapids and waterfalls preventing many ships from the Atlantic Ocean from traveling further inland. Many cities were established here.

Columbia Plateau

An area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that was formed by volcanic lava seeping upward through Cracks in the Earth's crust. The lava flows altered this region.

The Oldest Mountain in the United States

Appalachian

Maine

Augusta

Name three cities in the Northeastern Megalopis

Boston, New York, Philadelphia

Great Plains

Eastward of the Rockies, the landscape flattens considerably to form these. 300-700 miles wide. Higher in the slopes and and slopes downward until it reaches the central lowlands and continue Eastward.

Iron ore and coal are two important resources found in the _______ _________ region.

Great Lake binational Canadian-American region: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario

What Major river flows some 2,350 miles from its source in minnosota to the Gulf of Mexico, making it an important route for trade?

Mississippi River

northeastern state that doesn't touch the Atlantic

Pennsylvania

Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway

Series of canals, rivers, and waterways linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

Which two U.S. States have the largest Petroleum Reserves?

Texas and Alaska

Hot Spot

The Hawaiin Islands were formed by this. When magma errupted from this on the sea floor, created a string of 8 major and 24 smaller islands that make up the Hawaiian island chain.

What region in Florida providing a rich habitat for a variety of animals and plant species is threatened by environmental degradation?

Wetlands

How were the Hawaiian islands formed?

When Magma errupted from a spot on the seafloor called a hotspot. This hotspot created a string of 8 major islands and 24 smaller ones that make up the Hawaiin Islands Chain.

How did the Great Great Lakes form?

When glacier basins filled with water

Fall Line

a boundary in the Eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain

Divide

a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow

Hurricane

a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters.

What U.S. State includes areas that have a subarctic climate that supports a variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, wolves, and bobcats

alaska

Why is the environmental condition of the gulf of mexico important to the us economy?

commercial fishing in the Atlantic and pacific oceans and the gulf of mexico is important to the U.S. economy. fish is a natural resource that provides employment to many and food for domestic consumption and export

Name two great lakes that touch the Northeastern region

erie and ontario

Headwaters

the source of a stream or river