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39 Cards in this Set
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Where are the Appalachian Moutains located in the U.S?
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Eastern part
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Which is older: Appalachians or Rockies? How do you know?
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Appalachian,
Old, rounded tops |
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Where are the Rocky Mountains located in the U.S?
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Western part
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What are threee nicknames of the Rocky Mountains?
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Backbone of North America
Rockies Shining Mountains |
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What are the Interior Plains?
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Largest plains in the world between the Rockies and the Appalachians
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What is the Canadian Shield?
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Oldest rocks on earth, north of the Interior Plain, covered with evergreen trees
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What are some examples of a moderate climate?
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4 seasons, thunderstorms, blizzards, tornadoes, flooding and hurricanes
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What does diversity mean?
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different or varied
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Why is North America diverse?
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It has different climates, rivers, plains, basins, and mountain ranges.
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How are pueblos and pit houses alike?
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They are made of mud and plants, are in the SW part of US.
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How are the pueblos and pithouses different?
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A pithouse is in the ground, and a pueblo is made of adobe bricks.
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What did the Hohokam and Anasazi use to keep their crops watered?
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Irrigation
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Where did the Hohokams live?
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Arizona
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How did the Hohokams and Anasazi get food?
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Farming
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The Hohokams largest village was called...
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Snaketown, 100 pit houses
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The Anasazi lived in...
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pueblos
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Pueblos are made of.....
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adobe bricks
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The Anasazi created beautiful...
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pottery
jewelry elaborate baskets |
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What people had burial mounds?
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Adena
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The Adena culture developed in this area.
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Ohio River Valley
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How did the Adena get food?
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hunter-gatherers
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The land the Adenas lived in was rich with....
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plants and animals
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The most impressive mounds of the Adena were called the....
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Great Serpent Mound
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Houses made of a framework of twigs, logs, branches, or vines couvered with mud are called....
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Wattles
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The Hopewell also had...
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burial mounds
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The Hopewell got their food by...
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hunting and gathering
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The Hopewell lived in dome-shaped houses covered with animal skins called...
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wigwams
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Who had specialized artists and craftspeople?
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Hopewell
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What is the name of the 85 temple mounds, 100 feet high?
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Cahokia Mounds Historic Site
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The Mississippian culture used their burial mounds for...
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Temple Mounds (religious and ceremonial) activities.
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What state are the Cahokia Mounds located?
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Illinois
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The three Canadian cultures were called...
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Iroquois
Algonquin Inuits |
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Which Canadian culture lived by the Great Lakes?
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Iroquois
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The Iroquois lived in houses called...
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long houses made of logs
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The Canadian cultures ate and used what animals to survive?
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deer
moose |
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What was one crop the Canadian cultures grew?
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maize (corn)
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Name 5 uses the Inuits had for seals and caribou
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meat
blood skin tents blankets clothing |
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Names the houses that the Inuit made to live in.
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Snow houses, igloos, sod
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How did the Hohokam and Anasazi use the resources in their environment? (Essay)
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Compare and contrast the Hohokam and the Adena. (Essay)
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