Chapter 5, Lesson 1 Physical Features West of the Mississippi River

Question 1

What 3 oceans surround the United States and Canada?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific

Question 2

Cordillera is a region of parallell mountain ranges that include?

Accepted Answer

Sierra Nevada, Cascades and the Rockies.

Question 3

The United States relies heavily on rivers and lakes as a significant role in their economy?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Bison and Buffalo are the same animal?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

How does the Hoover Dam benifit the people of California, Nevada, and Arizona?

Accepted Answer

Water, hydroelectricity, water sports, and boating on the reservior

Question 6

There are more lakes and rivers in the eastern region of the USA because the west is?

Accepted Answer

fairly arid

Question 7

What states are not part of the contiguous USA?

Accepted Answer

Both Alaska and Hawaii

Question 8

Trees cover the slopes, but not above the timberline. What is too cold for trees to grow?

Accepted Answer

Climate

Question 9

The mountains of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada produce what that keeps the interior of the region dry?

Accepted Answer

Rain Shadow

Question 10

Nothing grows in a desert?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Hawaii is known as an archipelago? This is a what?

Accepted Answer

A group of islands

Question 12

The United States is one of the world's leading producers of ethanol. Ethanol is a liquid fuel made out of?

Accepted Answer

Plants like corn and blended with gasoline

Question 13

An important resource in the region is its natural beauty. Large areas of land set aside for all to enjoy are known as?

Accepted Answer

National Parks

Question 14

Alaska has a colder climate because?

Accepted Answer

As you go up in latitude the climate gets colder and drier.

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