Calvert Geography block 6
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- What city does three million people live and it's on Lake Michigan.
- Chicago
- What city is the nation's largest inland port. Also the largest city in Missouri.
- St. Louis
- The capital of the Mormon state. Located on a well-known lake.
- Salt Lake City
- The "mile-High City" located on the western edge of the great Plains.
- Denver
- What is the largest port city on Lake Erie. It handles coal and iron.
- Cleveland
- What is the largest city in Wisconsin. Also a major port on Lake Michigan.
- Milwaukee
- The capital of Iowa and a chief center for trade.
- Des Moines
- What is the Continental Divide?
- A high ridge dividing rivers or streams that flow to oposite sides of a continent. In the U.S. it's the Rocky Mountains.
- What is a rain shadow.
- The condition of dryness that occurs in places that are on the protected side of high mountains.
- What city is between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. It's known for automobile industry.
- Detroit
- What is the capital of Arizona?
- Phoenix
- Capital of Ohio and a center for making aircraft, appliances, and mining equipment.
- Columbus
- Why is the Colorado River important?
- It supplies water and hydroelectric power to people in seven states.
- Who are the Navajo?
- One of several tribes of Indians living in the Mountain West. The Navajo reservation is the largest in the U.S.
- What problems happens with strip mining?
- It destroys the land. Without topsoil and plants the earth erodes. Few plants can grow in poor soil. Large areas of land becomes unsightly and of little value.