Social Studies Chapter 6

Front 1

The major mountain range in Western North America

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Rocky Mountains

Front 2

A huge slow-moving mass of snow and ice

Back 2

Glacier

Front 3

The world's largest group of freshwater lakes

Back 3

Great Lakes

Front 4

A river or stream that flows into a larger River

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Tributary

Front 5

What mountains are the United States second largest mountain system?

Back 5

Appalachian Mountains

Front 6

What five lakes make up the Great Lakes which is considered the world's largest group of freshwater lakes?

Back 6

Lakes Superior, Michigan, huron, Erie, and Ontario

Front 7

What is the largest river in the United States?

Back 7

Mississippi River

Front 8

What two major rivers are tributary rivers of the Mississippi River?

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Ohio and the Missouri Rivers

Front 9

A cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year

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Tundra

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It permanently Frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil

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Permafrost

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A region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses

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Prairie

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A political division of land in Canada

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Province

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Regions of flat or rolling land covered with grasses

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Grasslands

Front 14

In North America, grasslands are called

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Prairies

Front 15

What three provinces are sometimes called the Prairie Provinces?

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Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Front 16

When Pioneers first encountered the Prairies in what is now the Midwest, they described it as

Back 16

A Sea of Grass

Front 17

Fertile topsoil left by a river especially after a flood

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Alluvial soil

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A large company that runs huge farms

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Agribusiness

Front 19

Electric power produced by moving water

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Hydroelectricity

Front 20

A fuel formed over millions of years from animal and plant remains

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Fossil fuel

Front 21

What dam on the Columbia River in the state of Washington produces more hydroelectricity than any other dam in the United States?

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The Grand Coulee

Front 22

Which country produces and consumes more fossil fuels than any other country?

Back 22

The United States

Front 23

Petroleum, natural gas, and coal are all examples of

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Fossil fuel

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A mixture of gases found beneath the earth's surface

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Natural Gas

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The United States is the world's second largest producer of

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Coal, petroleum, and natural gas