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Term | Definition |
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physical features of the great plains | Flatlands 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, Windmill, and railroad |
adaptations of the great plains | wheat farming, beef cattle raising, dry farming,sod houses |
how did advances in transportation link resources,products and markets? | by moving natural resources to eastern factories,and moving iron ore to sites of steel mills |
Manufacturing areas and the industry in each city | Textile industry-New england automobile industry-detroit steel industry-pittsburgh |
seven regions | Northeast southeast midwest southwest rocky mountains pacific noncontiguos |
states in each region;;;;Northeast | Northeast: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
southeast | 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 |
southwest | Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona |
rocky mountains | Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho |
pacific | Washington, Oregon, California |
noncontiguous | Alaska, Hawaii |
cities of importance in each region:Northeast: | – New York – Boston – Pittsburgh – Philadelphia |
southeast | – Washington, D.C – Atlanta – New Orleans |
midwest | – Chicago – St. Louis – Detroit |
southwest | – San Antonio, – Santa Fe |
rocky mountains | – Denver – Salt Lake City |
pacific | – San Francisco – Los Angeles – Seattle |
noncontiguous | – Juneau – Honolulu |