| A | B |
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| Common native plants of the Great Plains. | tall grasses |
| No trees grow, where? | Above the timberline. |
| Hawaii has what type of climate? | tropical wet |
| Dry weather blanketed the Great Plain and the Dust Bowl occurred when? | Settlers broke up the sod to grow crops. |
| What are the summers typically like in the southeastern United States? | long and muggy |
| The Columbia Plateau has dry areas, what causes this? | Rain shadow effect |
| What does the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System link together? | The Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean |
| What kind of island is Hawaii? | volcanic |
| list the correct order of physical features in order from west to east. | 1) Rocky Mountains 2) Great Plains 3) Mississippi River 4) Appalachian Mountains |
| Where were the first factories located during the industrialization in the U.S. in the 1800s? | The Northeast |
| Why are foods relatively inexpensive in the U.S.? | The nation has an agricultural surplus. |
| Name for a system of trade in which individuals can own, operate and profit from their own business. | market |
| What does the United States have? | a trade deficit |
| High-tech industries do not depend on what? | location |
| Most areas of the South have what kind of climate? | humid subtropical |
| Name for large, treeless expanse of grasses. | prairie |
| Name for warm, dry Rocky Mountain wind. | chinook |
| Name for Florida's wetlands and swamps. | everglades |
| Name for a tropical ocean storm. | hurricane |
| Name for severe winter snowstorm. | blizzard |
| Name for a high point that determines the direction of rivers. | divide |
| Name for a place for catching fish and marine animals. | fishery |
| Name for a branch of a river. | tributary |
| Name for boundary where rivers break into rapids and waterfalls. | fall line |
| Name for origin of a river. | headwaters |
| What contributed greatly to the industrialization of American cities? | 1) Great mineral resources 2) Technological invention 3) Immigrants in need of work |
| The Midwest became a leading center of industry after the Northeast, why? | It had large supplies of coal and other resources which made power cheap. |
