United States

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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


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