Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Chapter 5

TermDefinition
cordillera a region of parallel mountain chains
timberline the elevation above which it is too cold for trees grow
contiguous joined together inside a common boundary
significant important
create to make
continental divide an imagery line through the rocky mountains that seperates rivers that flow west from river that flow east
irrigation the process of collecting water and using it to water crops
Chinook a dry wind that sometimes blows over the Great Plains in winter
ethanol a liquid fuel made in part from plants
national parks a park that has been set aside from public to enjoy for its great natural beauty
nomadic describes a way of life in which a person group lives by moving from place to place
pueblo a town built by Pueblo people in the american southwest
established to start
mission a catholic base community in the west
frontier a region just beyond the edge of settled area
data information
manifest destiny the idea that is right of Americans to expand westward to the pacific ocean
annex to declare ownership of an area
extinct describing a particular kind of plant or animal that has disappeared completely from Earth
reservation an area of land that has been set aside for naive americans
annual yearly
Mormons a member of the church Jesus Christ of latter day saints
dust bowl the southern great plains during the severe drought of the 1930s
topsoil the fertails soil that crop depend on their growth
decline to reduce the number
agribusiness an industry based on huge farms that rely on machines and mass-production methods
aerospace the industry that makes vehicles that travel in the air and in outer space
Created by: Coopersned
Popular American Government sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards