| Term | Definition |
| Physical Feature of the Great Plains | Flat lands that rise gradually from east to west
Land eroded by wind and water |
| Climate of the Great Plains | Low rainfall
Frequent dust storms |
| Inventions of the Great Plains | Barbed wire
Steel plows
Windmills
• Railroads |
| Adaptations of the Great Plains | Dry farming
Sod houses
Beef cattle raising
• Wheat farming |
| How did advances in transportation link natural resources? | Moving natural resources (ex., copper and lead) to
eastern factories
Moving iron ore deposits to sites of steel mills (ex.
Pittsburgh)
Transporting finished products to national markets |
| Manufacturing Cities and their industries | Textile industry: New England
Automobile industry: Detroit
Steel industry: Pittsburgh |
| Seven Regions | North East
South East
Midwest
South West
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Non-contiguous |
| North East | Maine,
Vermont, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| South East | Maryland,
Delaware, West Virginia,
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas |
| Midwest | Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota |
| South West | Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona |
| Rocky Mountains | Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho |
| Pacific | Washington, Oregon, California |
| Non-Contiguous | Alaska, Hawaii |
| North East Cities | New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia |
| South East Cities | Washington, D.C
Atlanta
New Orleans |
| Midwest Cities | Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit |
| South West Cities | San Antonio,
Santa Fe |
| Rocky Mountains Cities | Denver
Salt Lake City |
| Pacific Cities | San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle |
| Non-Contiguous Cities | Juneau
Honolulu |