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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What country borders the United States to the north? |
Canada
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What mountain range is located in the eastern United States? |
The Appalachian
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 --- is one type of feature that helps define a place’s climate. |
Precipitation
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Why are the Great Lakes a source of fresh water and the Atlantic Ocean is not? |
The Atlantic Ocean has too much salt (as do all oceans).
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Describe where the United States is located in the world. |
Most of the United States is located east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Canada, and north of Mexico.
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The equator divides the Earth into the --- and --- |
Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 On what continent is the United States part of? |
North America
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 You can use other countries to describe --- location |
relative
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The United States shares much of its southern border with ---. |
Mexico
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The --- Ocean forms the western border of the United States. |
Pacific
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The --- Ocean forms the eastern border of the United States. |
Atlantic
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The United States
Exploring The United States Where Is the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The --- forms part of the southern border of the United States. |
Gulf of Mexico
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Name 4 types of landforms. |
Mountains, plateaus, hills, plains
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Water that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, sleet, or snow is ---. |
precipitation.
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 The temperature, precipitation, and wind in a place on a given day is the ---. |
weather
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 The closer a place is to this, the warmer it usually is. |
the equator
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 These warm the land near the coast in winter and cool it in summer |
oceans
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 The kind of weather a place has over a normal year is its ---. |
climate
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 How hot or cold the air is the ---. |
temperature
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Because of this, temperatures become cooler as you go higher above sea level. |
elevation
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The United States
Exploring The United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Moisture in the air is called ---. |
humidity
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Central Plains |
Middle
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Rocky Mountains |
western
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Coastal Plains |
eastern
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Great Lakes |
middle
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Appalachian Mountains |
eastern
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Great Basin |
western
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Mississippi River |
middle
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Ozark Plateau |
middle
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Great Plains |
middle
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The United States
Exploring The United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Is the following place in the eastern, western or the middle of the United States? Mount McKinley |
western
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are two ways in which people use trees as a resource? |
homes, furniture, pencils, paper
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are two ways in which people use water as a resource? |
drinking, washing, cooking, boating, in industry, to make electricity
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Name two ways in which people use minerals as a resource. |
wire, coins, pots, jewelry, buildings, roads
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Name two ways in which people use fuels as a resource. |
cooking, heating, and making steel, gasoline, plastics, paint, tires.
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are renewable resources? |
Resources that can be replaced within the one lifespan.
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are nonrenewable resources? |
Resources that would take too long to renew. For examples, oil takes millions of years to renew.
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Name 3 renewable resources. |
fish, livestock, plants, soil, water
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The United States
Exploring The United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Name 3 nonrenewable resources. |
coal, copper, limestone, natural gas, oil
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The --- circles Earth halfway between the North and South Poles. |
equator
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The United Sates is north of the equator, so it is in the --- ---. |
Northern Hemisphere
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Our nation is on the --- of North American. |
continent
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The United States shares much of its southern --- with Mexico. |
border
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 The United States has a variety of ---, including mountains, plains, and basins. |
landforms
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The Ozark --- is a high, flat area of land on the Interior Plains. |
Plateau
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 The Mississippi River runs through the Interior Plains. Its --- is a small lake in Minnesota. Its --- is on the Gulf of Mexico. |
a. source
b. mouth |
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The United States
Exploring the United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 The kind of weather a place has over a normal year is that’s place’s ---. |
climate
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The United States
Exploring the United States Climate in the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 What are the three ways to describe the climate of an area? |
temperature, precipitation, humidity
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 People use --- to make sure we do not run out of nonrenewable resources. |
conservation
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The United States
Exploring the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Review The United States is diverse in its ---, ----, and ----. |
geography, climate, and natural resources.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Review How is the United States diverse in its geography? |
The United States has a variety of landforms and bodies of water, including mountains, plateaus, basins, lakes, and rivers.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Review How is the United States diverse in its climate? |
Different parts of the United States have different climates. Distance from the equator and from the ocean, elevation, and landforms all affect a place’s climate.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Review How is the United States diverse in its resources? |
The United States has many natural resources, including soil, trees, water, minerals, and fuels.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Unit 1 Chapter 1 Review Why do people set aside certain places, such as Crater Lake, to be national parks? |
to protect the land and water; to provide places for all people to enjoy the natural beauty of the United States
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Define “hemisphere”. |
the halves of the Earth
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is the equator? |
An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is the prime meridian? |
An imaginary line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is a continent? |
large land mass
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Name the 7 continents. |
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and Africa.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is “relative location”? |
To name a place as it is in relation to other places on Earth
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is a border? |
a line that shows the end of a place
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is a gulf? |
a part of an ocean or a sea that reaches into the land.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What are lines of latitude? |
Lines of latitude run east and west. The equator is a line of latitude.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What are lines of longitude? |
Lines of longitude run north and south. The prime meridian is a line of longitude.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is “absolute location”? |
By stating latitude and longitude, you can describe the absolute location, or exact location, of a place.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Use bodies of water to describe the relative location of the United States. |
The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, and Mexico form the borders of the United States.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What are 4 things that can describe the United States “relative location”? |
1. continent: North America 2. Hemispheres: Northern and Western 3. Bodies of water: Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico 4. Countries at the borders: Canada and Mexico
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Which two states do not lie between Canada and Mexico? |
Hawaii and Alaska
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is the location of Alaska relative to Canada? |
Alaska is west of Canada.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Where Is the United States? Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is the relative location of Hawaii? |
Hawaii lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Asia
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is a landform? |
Features such as mountains, hills, valleys, and plains that make up Earth’s surface.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Define: sea level |
Sea level is level with the surface of the ocean.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Define: Coastal Plain |
A coastal plain is an area of low land that lies along the coast of an ocean.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What major landform is west of west the Coastal Plain? |
Appalachian Mountians
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Describe the Appalachian Mountians |
The Appalachian Mountains is a chain of mountains stretching more than 1,500 miles from Alabama into Canada. The mountains appear rounded because they have been worn down by rain and wind.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What two major landforms cover most of the eastern United States? |
The Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What body of water is the Gulf of Mexico part of? |
the Atlantic Ocean
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What are the four major landforms? |
Mountains, plateaus, hills, and plains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What kind of landform covers most of the middle part of the United States? |
plains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Where are the Interior Plains? |
After you cross the Appalachian Mountains, you reach a huge area of low, grassy lands. These plains reach north from Mexico, through the middle of the United States, and into Canada.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is known as the Central Plains? |
The eastern part of the Interior Plains is known as the Central Plains.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What two regions do geographers divide the Interior Plains into? |
Central Plains and Great Plains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Name the 5 Great Lakes. |
1. Lake Superior
2. Lake Michigan 3. Lake Huron 4. Lake Erie 5. Lake Ontario |
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Define a plateau. |
A high, flat area of land
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is a river system? |
A river and its tributaries
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is a river system? |
A river and its tributaries
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is the name of the beginning of a river? |
source
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is the name of the place where a river empties into a larger body of water? |
mouth
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is a tributary? |
A river or stream that flows into a larger river. Together, a river and its tributaries make up a river system.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What does it mean that the Gulf is the mouth of the Mississippi River? |
The Mississippi River ends where it empties its water into the Gulf of Mexico.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Which tributaries join the Mississippi from the east? |
Ohio and Tennessee Rivers
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What mountains would you see if you were traveling west from the Interior Plains? |
The Rocky Mountains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 How long are the Rocky Mountains? |
The Rockies are North America’s longest mountain range. The Rockies stretch more than 3,000 miles from Mexico all the way to Alaska.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is a basin? |
A basin is a low, bowl-shaped land with higher ground around it.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Describe the Great Basin. |
The Great Basin has some of the driest and lowest lands in North America.
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Name 2 mountain ranges in the Intermountain Region. |
Sierra Nevada, Cascade Range, and Coast Ranges
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What landforms cover the western United States? |
Mountains, basins, plateaus, canyons, and valleys
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What are the major landforms in the United States? |
Mountains, plateaus, hills, and plains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What are the oldest mountains in North America? |
Appalachian Mountains
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The United States
Exploring the United States The American Landscape Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 What is the highest point in the United States? |
Mount McKinley in Alaska
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What is groundwater? |
the water that sinks beneath Earth's surface when it rains or snows.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 How is groundwater useful to people? |
people dig deep wells to get groundwater.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What is an industry? |
all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of services.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are the major sources of fresh water? |
lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 How is water used to produce energy? |
The energy from moving water can be used to produce electricity. That electricy lights homes and offices and runs machines in factories.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are minerals? |
natural substances found in rocks.
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Give 3 examples of minerals. |
gold, limestone, sand
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What is conservation? |
the protecting of natural resources and using them wisely
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 What are two ways in which people can conserve natural resources? |
recycle or reuse products
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The United States
Exploring the United States Natural Resources Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Why is conservation important? |
Because it allows people to protect natural resources and use them wisely.
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Where is Illinois?
Unit 1 Which lake sits on Illini's northeastern border? |
Lake Michigan
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Where is Illinois?
Unit 1 Define: heartland |
a name given to a centrally located geographical region that is important to a nation.
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Where is Illinois?
Unit 1 Which of the states in the Midwest could also be considered Great Lakes states like Illinois? |
Ohio, Michigan, Indian, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 What is glaciation? |
the action of glaciers
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 What is a glacier? |
a huge, slow-moving mass of ice
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 How did glaciers shape Illinois? |
Over thousands of years, glaciers moved slowly down the middle of NOrth America. They changed the landforms, flattening hills and filling in valleys.
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 What process changed the landorms of Illinois? |
glaciation
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 What is the longest river in Illinois? |
the Illinois River
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 Name at least two tributaries of the Illinois River. |
Fox, Sangamon, Sp[oon, Vermilion Rivers
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Land and Water in Illinois
Unit 1 In what ways are lakes created? |
Lakes can be made by damming rivers
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Illinois Climate
Unit 1 What is the climate in Illinois? |
temperate
The climate of Illniois can range from icy winter weather to warm summer weather. |
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Illinois Climate
Unit 1 What is daylight saving time? |
the practice of turning clocks forward one hour, begins in spring.
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Illinois Climate
Unit 1 What is the purpose of daylight saving time? |
results in more daylight in the spring and summer
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Illinois Resources
Unit Why was the Central Plains region attractive to both Native Americans and settlers? |
The fertile soil is good for farming.
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What are some of the major crops grown in Illinois? |
soybeans, corn, and grains
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 Why are Illinois's lakes and rivers important resources? |
They provide drinking water and fishing
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What is a fossil fuel? |
is a burnable material that has formed from the remains of living matter over thousands of years
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 Why is fossil fuels a natural resources? |
can be turned into energy or used as raw materials to make other products
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 Where in Illinois does dairy farming occur? |
the northeast corner of the state
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 How is the majority of land in Illinois used? |
general farming
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 How is the land used along the Kaskaskia River? |
general farming and coal mining
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What fossil fuel is found near the city of Peoria? |
coal
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What are some of Illinois's natural resources? |
fertile soil, water, petroleum, coal, natural gas, lead, zinc, peat, limestone, gravel, clay
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What is reforestation? |
by planting new forests to replace those cut down
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What natural resourcewas named the state mineral but is no longer mined in Illinois? |
flourite
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What other type of company besides mining and paper companies would have to pratice reforestation? |
lumber companies
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Illinois Resources
Unit 1 What can students do to help conserve resources? |
recycle
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What is a preserve? |
a protected area
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 The --- is a hilly land that covers the northwest corner of the state. |
Dritless Area
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 Glaciers formed the area that become Lake ---. The body of water acts as the border of northeastern Illnois |
Michigan
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 Nearly all of the streams and rivers in Illnois feed into the -- --- system. |
Mississippi River
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 A --- is a protected natural area. |
preserve
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 The discovery of --- led to the development of industries in Illinois. |
minerals
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 The --- are an area in Central Illinois with fertile soil |
Till Plains
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 --- is another name for an important, centrallylocated area of a country. |
Heartland
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 --- --- are important natural resources that are found underground. |
Fossil fuels
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 The ecosystem that once covered most of the land of illinois is called ---. |
prairie
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 Illinois is located in the --- region of the United States. |
Midwest
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 In which geographic region is the capital of Illinois located? |
Central Illinois
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 Which state borders Lake Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois? |
Indiana
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What major city borders Lake Michigan? |
Chicago
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What are Illinos's major ecosystems? |
prairie, forest, wetland, rivers and streams, lakes
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What does waste from manufacturing do to the environment? |
pollutes it, kills plants and animals
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 Why does Illinois have flat plains and many rivers? |
Glaciers flattened the land and left behind manyt lakes and rivers.
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 How might Illinois be different if it were not near the Mississippi River? |
River transportation would be harder. There would be no access to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What is one of Illinois's important fossill fuel resources? |
coal
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What is one way that man's activities have affected the environment in Illinois? |
Surface mining stripped away topsoil and trees, paper comnpanies harvested forests, and some prairies were turned into farmland
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What are some ways Illinoisians protect the environment? |
They recycle; they restore prairie land and other ecosystems
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Illinois Environment
Unit 1 What are some natural events that effect ecosystems in Illinois? |
flooding and climate change
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