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30 Cards in this Set
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The ____ are heavily forested hills rich in lead, coal, iron and marble.
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The Ozarks
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The ______ ______ were named by the Sioux Indians because of their black appearance, average 3,000 ft in height.
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The Black Hills
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The Black Hills are famous for the huge monument with the carvings of the presidents known as ________ _______.
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Mount Rushmore
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Name the presidents on the carving of Mount Rushmore:
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1.Washington
2. Jefferson 3. Roosevelt 4. Lincoln |
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The _____________ were called "Mako Sica", are riddled with irregular cliffs and colorful hills.
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Badlands
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The ___ ____ contains rich deposits of iron ore.
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Mesabi Range
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The _________ river was used by the Plains Indians as their main highway for trade.
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Mississippi River
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The Mississippi River and its tributaries drain on nearly ____ of the United States.
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1/2
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The _______River is the chief river in the U.S. and the longest river.
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Mississippi River
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The ________ is the second largest river in the U.S.
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Missouri River
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The ___________ River is also called the "Big Muddy".
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Missouri River
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The three most important western tributaries(rivers) of the Mississippi are:
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1.Missouri River
2.Arkansas River 3.Red River |
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The _______ ______ goes nearly 1,000 miles through some of the richest farmland in the U.S.
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Ohio River
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The ____ River forms one of the greatest inland waterway systems in the world.
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Mississippi River
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The _ _ _ is the world's largest gulf.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Two peninsulas guard the entrance into the Gulf of Mexico:
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1. Florida
2. Yucatan Peninsula |
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_____ is the largest island in the West Indies.
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Cuba
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The ___ ___ is the important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Stream
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One of the oldest Plains tribes is the ____ tribe of northern Montana and Canada.
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Blackfoot
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The Blackfoot Indians got their name from their __________.
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black moccasins they wore
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What two things changed the way of life of the Blackfoot?
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1. tribes from the west with horses, and
2. tribes from the east with guns |
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The ______ tribe were forced to live in the plains as nomads and soon developed a confederacy.
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Dakota
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The Dakota Indians were called "snakes in the grass" by the Ojibwa Indians, and the name was cut short to __________.
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Sioux
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Dakota means _________.
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"friends"
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The Ojibwa Indians drove the _____ and _____ Indians into the plains.
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Dakota and the Cheyenne Indians
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The _____ Indians were bitter enemies with the Sioux and Cheyenne.
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Crow Indians
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The ___ Indians were from Texas, and were originally part of the Shoshone tribe.
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Comanche Indians
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___ ____, a Sioux medicine man and chief had a vision of white men falling into his camp.
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Sitting Bull
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In the _____ ___ ___ ____ , General Custer and 200 of his soldiers died.
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Battle of Little Bighorn
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A ____ is a pole-framed tent covered with skins.
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tepee
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