Geography-USA Part II
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- Name two products raised in the 1700's by settlers from Spain.
- Cattle-sheep-corn.
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What is WEATHERING? -
The process of wearing down or change that occurs from being exposed to harsh climate. -
What is EROSION? - The process of stripping away rock and soil from the surface of the Earth and moving them someplace else.
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What is a GLACIER? - Huge sheets of ice that move southward from the Artic like bulldozers, scrapping dirt and rocks from one place and pushing them to another place.
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How tall must a land mass be to be called a mountain? -
At least 2,000 feet above sea level. - Name three types if materials the Native Americans used to build their shelters.
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Animal hides
Timber
Mud and straw
Raw trees-poles
Bark - Name three of the tribes of Native Americans.
- Hopi-Sioux-Chinook-Makah-Navajo-Cheyenne-Seneca-Shawnee-Miami-Arapaho-Omaha-Comanche.
- What did the Native Americans eat?
- Deer-buffalo-fish-corn-nuts-berries-beans-whales-seals.
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Where was Amerigo Vespucci going?
How long was he at sea? -
He was trying to find South America.
He was at sea for 3 months. - Name the major regions of the United States.
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Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Eastern Woodlands -
Where was Christopher Columbus going?
How long was he at sea? -
Trying to find the West Indies.
He was at sea fro 2 months and 9 days. -
Are the Great Lakes a natural or artificial boundary? -
A natural boundary. - Name two of the raw materials found in the 1700's by settlers from England.
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Wood products-iron. - What materials did the Native Americans use to make their clothing?
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Animal Hides
Cotton
Bark
Furs - Name two raw materials found in the 1700's by settlers from France.
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Iron-furs-indigo. -
What name is used to refer to the five lakes that form a boundary between Canada and the United States? -
The Great Lakes. -
Name the major mountain ranges of North America. -
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Appalachians -
Where was Vasco da Gama going?
How long was he at sea? -
He was trying to find India.
He was at sea for 10 months. - Name the area of land that is on the northwestern boundary of Canada and the country that owns if.
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Alaska, owned by the United States. -
Where was Hernando Cortes going?
How long did he take? -
He searched Mexico for Spain,looking for gold.
He took 35 days. -
What ocean borders the east side of the United States and Canada? -
The Altantic Ocean. -
What is the longest river in North America? -
Mississippi River -
Where was Vasco Nunez de Balboa going?
How long was he at sea? -
He was charting the Pacific Ocean.
He was at sea for 32 days. -
What ocean borders the west side of North America? -
The Pacific Ocean. -
Name a major plateau in North America. -
Colorado Plateau. - Name two raw materials found in the 1700's by settlers from Spain.
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Wood products-indigo-gold-silver. -
What river runs along the present-day boundary of the United States and Mexico? -
The Rio Grande River - Name two products raised in the 1700's by settlers from France.
- Cattle-corn-hemp-rice-swine.
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Where was Ponce de Leon going?
How long did he take? -
He searched Florida for the fountain of youth.
He took 24 days. -
Which group of early settlers relied most heavily on gold and silver mining? -
The French. -
What group of early colonists relied most heavily on farming? -
The English. -
What is the large body of water that lies between Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean?
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The Gulf of Mexico. -
What ocean is north of Canada? -
The Arctic Ocean. -
Name two products raised in the 1700's by settlers from England. - Tobacco-cattle-corn-wheat- swine-sheep-rice