Chapter 10 SQ and Chapter Review Flashcards
Into what 2 subregions can the NE be divided?
New England, and Middle Atlantic.
What entity was the basis of self-government in New England?
The township
What is the Delmarva Peninsula?
The largest peninsula in the Northeast
What is the coastal region of Virginia called?
The Tidewater
What kind of coal is mined in WV?
Bituminous coal
What is the largest state in the South?
Texas
What is the only state with shoreline on 4 of 5 Great Lakes.
Michigan
What is the name of the iron ore rich area in Minnesota?
Mesabi Range
What did early pioneers mistakenly call the Great Plains?
The great America desert
In what area of South Dakota did outlaws and renegade indians hide?
Badlands
What is unique about the government of Nebraska?
It is the only state with a one house legislature
Which religious group settled in UT?
Mormonism
Which states meet at 4 corners?
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Which mountain is the heart of the Cascade Range?
Mt. Rainier
What 2 NE states were not part of the 13 original colonies?
Vermont, and Maine
Why were so many cities founded on the fall line?
There was no answer stated in the book
Why are the great plains so arid?
They get very little rain
Why is it good for a states economy to diversify?
They will bs much more self-supporting
township
The smallest organizational unit of local government in the New England states
timberline
The altitude at which the climate is to cold for trees to grow
alpine zone
The zone above the timber line that is too cold for trees to grow
notches
An opening through a mountain(a gap or pass)
megalopolis
A combination of several metropolitan areas that have grown together
anthracite
A clean burning form of coal
truck farms
Small farms or large garden
panhandle
A narrow strip of land
bituminous coal
A low grade coal
barrier islands
An island that lies near the coast and is created by silt deposits
bayous
A swampy area along slow moving steams and rivers
Cajuns
Residents of Louisiana whose ancestors were French refugees from an area of Maine and Canada know as Acadia
Creoles
People of mixed black and European
till plains
Soil left by glaciers
prairie
Rolling hills with high grasses
drift
Deep deposits by glaciers
bluffs
Steep riverbanks
unicameral
One house legislature
bicameral
Two house legislatures
Mormonism
A religion founded by Joseph Smith that claims to have revelation beyond that given in the Bilbe
