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Term | Definition |
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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 |