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Chapter 5
Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two types of climate can be found in the Eastern half of the Great Plains? | Humid Continental & Humid Subtropical |
| What is the chief body of water for the Western U.S? | Gulf Of Mexico |
| What is the biggest challenges for the Western U.S? | Having Adequate water supply |
| Which two countries are the largest markets for exports in the U.S | Mexico & Canada |
| What advantage did of the Homestead Act enourage people to move West of the Mississippi River? | The land is free |
| What two characteristics does Washington and Hawaii share? | Active Volcanoes, and climates have heavy rainfall |
| Why is irrigation needed in California’s Central Valley? | To grow crops due to a rain shadow effect over the valley |
| Why was the Lewis & Clark expedition important? | It led to more accurate maps and helped others gain better information on the geography on the land. It eventually led the U.S to gain territory known now as Washington and Oregon. |
| Why was the movement of white settlements into the West cause problems for the Native Americans? | Whites took the land away and it led for Native Americans ti be left without land to settle on. |
| Why is the loss of topsoil bad for agribusiness? | The land would be less fertile and then result in less crops being produced and harvested. |
| Why is Denver a site for a unusual city? | It is not a port city And not easily on a navigable route. |
| The Rocky Mountains run in the U.S extends into which 2 countries? | Canada & Mexico |
| What state is not a contiguous state? | Hawaii |
| What state is not a contiguous state? | Alaska |
| States west of the Mississippi River are ______________ in population | Growing rapidly |
| What resource is the most critical factor to further development in the Western states? | Water |
| What type of landform is responsible for the type of climate in the region west of the Mississippi Rivers | High Mountain |
| What is found in nature that is needed in order to make ethanol? | Plants |
| The Grand Canyon cuts deep into what landform? | Colorado Plateau |
| The ___________ side of the Mississippi is larger. | West |
| The ____________ side of the Mississippi is smaller. | East |
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