| A | B |
|---|
| rain forest | a warm, wet forest where trees & plants grow together |
| deforestation | the loss of whole forests |
| Great Basin | low, bowl-shaped landform |
| agriculture | requires both technology and human labor |
| logging | the process by which trees are cut down and transported out of the forest |
| rain shadow | the side of the mountain that gets little precipitation from clouds |
| fertilizer | chemicals that help soil produce more crops |
| volcano | openings in the earth's surface |
| irrigation | use of ditches or pipes to bring water to fields |
| Washington's major product or industry | apples, lentils, pears, sweet cherries |
| California's major product or industry | entertainment |
| Idaho's major product or industry | potatoes |
| Nevada's major product or industry | gold |
| Wyoming's major product or industry | uranium |
| Alaska's major proudct or industry | petroleum |
| clear-cutting | method of logging in which all the trees in an area are cut down |
| Temperature drops 3 degrees | for each thousand feet you climb |
| Mount Waialeala | wettest (500 inches of rainfall in most years) place in the world |
| Death Valley, California | driest place in our country |
| Alaska is in the Northern part of | the Arctic Circle |
| The Great Plains is very _____ because of the effect of the rain shadow | dry |
| Hawaii is the closest state to the... | equator |
| Krummholz forests | at about 11,000 feet above sea level, the spruce & fir trees in this area are shorter and appear twisted & bent |
| Continental Divide | an imaginary line that divides rivers that flow east from the rivers that flow west |
| totem poles | Native Americans from Southern Alaska carved these from towering tree trunks |
| rubber trees produce this milky white liquid | latex |
| The Central Valley is located in this state... | California |
| The ______ contain valuable resources and are important to save. | rain forests |
