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HHs Social Studies
Chapter 5 Regions of the US
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Geography
7th Grade
01/17/2007

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List the New England States
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Conneticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
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List the middle atlantic states
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Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
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The Northeast's economy consists of
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factories - manufactoring, banks, fishing, tourism, coal mining and dairy farming
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Country's largest city
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New York
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MEGALOPOLIS
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a string of cities that have grown together, stretches along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Washington DC, there is about 40 million people
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MORAINE
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is a ridge of rocks, gravel, and sand piled up by the huge ice sheets
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What region has respected colleges and universities, such as Harvard
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Northeast
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The Northeast's climate is mostly
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humid continental
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In the Northeast, trees that cover an area after the original, or old-growth, forest has been cut down is called
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SECOND-GROWTH FOREST
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Name the 3 landforms that make up the Eastern states
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Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Appalachian
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ESTUARY
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a body of water where salty seawater and freshwater mix
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What is the largest estuary on the Atlantic Coast
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Chesapeake Bay - fed by the Susquehunna River
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Name the 12 states of the south
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Virginia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
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BARRIER ISLANDS
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the long, narrow, sandy islands separated from the mainlands are called
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WETLANDS
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Southland areas that are flooded for at least part of the year
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name the 2 largest wetlands
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Everglades in Florida and the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia
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SEDIMENT
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small bits of mud, sand, or gravel carried by moving water
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What region has enormous oil refineries and petrochemical plants along with textile mills, fishing and has a history of agricultural farming
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South
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The landform that covers much of the south
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coastal plain
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The Appalachian mountains are made up of smaller sections of mountians name three
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Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains, and Cumberland Plateau
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OZARK PLATEAU
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rugged, hilly, ancient landform that lies mainly in Arkasas but extends into Oklahoma and Missouri as well
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Climate of the south is
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humid subtropical - about 40 to 60 inchs of rainfall
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The fourth largest city in America, situated along the Texas Gulf Coast, oil refineries and shipping are important industries in this city
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Houston, Texas
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PIEDMONT
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this region of rolling hills is home to many textile factories
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What region has cities with important links to Middle and South America
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South - Miami, FL
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Name the 8 Midwest states
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Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
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All the midwest states have shoreline but two
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Iowa and Missouri
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Midwest states have what kind of climate
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Humid continental - four distinct seasons
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DROUGHTS
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periods when little rain falls and crops are damaged
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CORN BELT
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The core of the midwest's corn-growing region, stretches from center Ohio to center of Nebraska
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DAIRY BELT
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Major producers of milk, cheese, and other dairy products,most is pasture, north of corn belt and includes Wisconsin and most of Minnesota and Michigan
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a busy transportation center on the Great Lakes, 3rd lartest city in US
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Chicago, Illinois
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Nation's leading automobile producer
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Detroit, Michigan
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Most of the Midwest lies within the
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Interior Plains
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Interior West states
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North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona
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What region has parks like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon to drawing tourists
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Interior West
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Name the 3 landforms of the Interior West
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Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Interiormountains West (Great Basin and Colorado Plateau)
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What region depends on farming of wheat and ranching for the economy
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Interior West
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What region has a dry climate requiring irrigation of crops
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Interior west
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CENTER-POINT-IRRIGATION
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a method of irrigation that uses long sprinkler systems mounted on big wheels, that slowy rotates in a large circle from a center point
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STRIP MINING
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a mining techinic that obtains coal with large machines by removing rock and soil
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CHINOOKS
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strong dry winds
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Climates found in the Interior West
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desert, highland, steppe, and semiarid grasslands
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WHEAT BELT
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stretches actoss Montana, Nebrasha, and the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado
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DIVERSIFY
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producing several crops instead of one
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TRADE DEFICIT
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value of a nation's exports are lower than its imports
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CONTIGUOUS STATES
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states that border each other
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CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
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divides the flow of North American's rivers
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TEXTILE
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another term for cloth products
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PLANTATION
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a large farm that grows mainly one crop
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BILIGUAL
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able to speak two languages
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Eroded the northern part of the Midwest and created the Great Lakes
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Glaciers
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The Great Plains were formed over millions of years by
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sediment deposits from the mountains
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BADLANDS
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Rugged areas of rock that have been eroded by wind and water into small gullies
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Its rivers do not reach the sea, but rather flow into low basins and dry up
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Great Basin
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National Parks
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Large scenic areas set aside by the US government
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Pacific States include
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Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
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What region is home to a major computer software company (Microsoft)
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Pacific, (Seattle, WA)
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The Pacific States share a physical environmnt characterized by
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mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes
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The highest peak in the contiguous states is
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Mount Whitney
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The highest peak in the United States is
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Mount Mckinley
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Earthquakes are common in California due to the
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San Andreas Fault
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The deepest lake in the US, located in Oregon formed in a caldera is
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Crater Lake
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CALDERA
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a large depression formed after a major eruption and collapse of a volcanic mountain
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CASCADES
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volcanic mountain range
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LOWLANDS
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rich farmlands that contain most of the population or each state
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name the lowlands of Washington and Oregon
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Puget Sound in WA and Willamette Valley in OR
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COAST RANGES
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form the scenic Pacific northwest coastline east of mountains
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California's 4 landforms
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Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, and Desert Basins and Ranges
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Oregon and Washington's landforms
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Coast Ranges, lowlands, cascades, and Columbia Basin
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COLUMBIA BASIN
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a region of dry basins and mountains, drained by the Columbia River
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California's climate is
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north coast - marine west coast; southern coast and central-mediterranean
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Oregon and Washington's climate is
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west-marine west coast; east-desert and steppe
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Hawaii's climate is
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Humid tropical-little daily temp changes
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Alaska's climate is
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southeast coast-marine west coast; interior-subarctic; and northern-tunda
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Hawaii is made up of a chain of
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8 large plus 100 smaller islands, volcanic in origin
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The Cascades come between what two distinct climate regions.
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west side-west coast climate and east-drier desert and steppe climate
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The leading agricultural producer in the United States which grows cotton, nuts, veggies and fruit is
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California
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