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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many parts does the Mississippi divide that United States into? | 2 Parts |
| What are the part that the Mississippi divides them into called? | The eastern and the western. |
| What is the highest point west of the Mississippi? | Mount McKinley in Alaska. |
| How do the Pacific's and the Gulf of Mexico's coastline differ? | The Gulf's coastline is more stable and flat, while the Pacific's coastline is rocky. |
| What causes so much water to evaporate from the Great Salt Lake? | The climate. |
| What is one resource found west of the Mississippi? | gold, silver, copper, zinc, natural gas, wind, solar power, hydroelectric power, ethanol, or petroleum. |
| Where did many Native Americans live before the Europeans came? | Many lived west of the Mississippi. |
| What year was the Louisiana Territory bought and what did it do to the country? | It was bought in 1803 and doubled the size of the country. |
| In what year did the U.S. take control of Texas? | 1845. |
| What did the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo give and what year was it given? | It gave the U.S. a huge area and it was given in 1848. |
| What was found in California in 1848? | Gold. |
| What effect did the settlers have on the native Americans? | They brought new animals and brought diseases so many Native's died. |
| When more settlers moved west what did the United States do? | They bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. |
| What did the Homestead Act do? | This law made the land west of the Mississippi free for anyone who built farms had to stay on that farm for five years. |
| What year did Congress pass that Homestead Act? | 1862. |
| What are the most rapidly growing cities in the interior of the U.S.? | Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, and New Mexico. |
| What two country´s are the United States neighbor with? | Mexico and Canada. |
| How many port cities does Texas have on the Gulf of Mexico? | Texas has 3 port cities |
| What are the three major natural disasters? | Wildfires,Erosion,and Earthquakes |
| What can very heavy rain cause? | It can cause mudslides, uprooting trees, and burying houses. |
| Why did people move west in the past? | because of natural resources. |
| What is one important industry? | mining, aerospace, and tourism. |
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