Geography Chapter 10 Flashcards
What entity was the basis of self-government in New England?
Town meetings
What is the largest of the New England states?
Maine
Which Middle Atlantic state is known for its anthracite on one end and its steel mills on the other end?
Pennsylvania
What is the Delmarva Peninsula?
A peninsula that includes parts of Delaware,Maryland,and Virginia
Into what two subregions can the Northeast be divided?
The New England and Middle Atlantic States
What is the coastal region of Virginia called?
Tide water
Which region has been called the breadbasket of Virginia?
Shenandoah valley
What kind of coal is mined in West Virginia?
Bituminous
Which Tennessee city arose where the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers form the Tennessee River?
Knoxville
What is the southernmost location in the United States?
Key west,Florida
What is the largest state in the South and the second-largest in the nation?
Texas
What name is given to the fertile type of soil found in western Ohio?
Till or till plains
What word means rolling plains covered with high grasses?
Prairie
What is the only state with shoreline on four of the five Great Lakes?
Michigan
Which state is known as “America’s Dairyland”?
Wisconsin
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 American Desert
In what area of South Dakota did outlaws and renegade
Indians hide?
The Badlands
What percentage of the land in Nebraska is farmland?
95%
What is unique about the government of Nebraska?
The only unicameral legislature in the nation
What does the name Oklahoma mean?
Red man
In which state is the geyser “Old Faithful”?
Wyoming
Which western state is the leading potato producer in the nation?
Idaho
People of which religious group settled in Utah and today constitute the majority of citizens in that state?
Mormons
Which desert covers the southwestern corner of New Mexico, the southern third of Arizona, and the extreme south of California?
The Sonoran Desert
Which states meet at the Four Corners?
Utah,Colorado,Arizona,and New Mexico
Which mountain is the heart of the Cascade Range?
Mount Rainier
What chain of islands in Alaska are a continuation of the Alaska Range?
The Aleutians islands
