Journey across the USA

Question 1

How many US states are there?

Answer 1

50

Question 2

Which two states are separated from mainland USA?

Answer 2

Alaska and Hawaii

Question 3

What is the capital city of the USA?

Answer 3

Washington DC

Question 4

True or False Each state has it’s own capital e.g. the capital of Texas is Austin?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Why does the USA have such a varied climate?

Answer 5

Because it is so big

Question 6

Describe the climate of Arizona?

Answer 6

Really hot and dry

Question 7

Which type of rock is the grand canyon made up of?

Answer 7

Sedimentry rocks

Question 8

Which river flows through the grand canyon?

Answer 8

The Colorado river

Question 9

True or false?The Grand canyon continues to get wider and deeper every year?

Answer 9

True

Question 9

Explain the formation of the grad canyon?

Answer 9

A product of tectonic plates

Question 10

what are two positives of the Grand Canyon Skywalk?

Answer 10

1.Good view point
2.adds a thrilling point

Question 11

What are two negatives of the Grand Canyon?

Answer 11

1.Damage of natural environment
2.used two much money

Question 12

Which state is Las Vegas located in?

Answer 12

Nevada

Question 13

what is meant by the term ‘water scarcity’?

Answer 13

what is meant by the term ‘water scarcity’?

Question 13

Where does Las Vegas get it’s water from?

Answer 13

The Colorado River

Question 14

Which state is Detroit located in?

Answer 14

Michigan

Question 15

Give two reasons why Detroit was such an ideal location for the heart of the motor industry?

Answer 15

1.Detroit had all of the ingredients for industrial growth
2. it was close to the nation’s major center of coal, iron, and copper mining

Question 16

What are two socio-economic impacts of the decline of Detroit’s motor industry?

Answer 16

1.entire neighbourhoods have been abandoned as high paying
2.manufacturing jobs notably in the car industry vanished and the workers along with them.

Question 17

Why did Detroit experience deindustrialisation?

Answer 17

A combination of the growth of industrial competition from abroad and underlying social and ethnic tensions

Question 18

What is meant by the term ‘regeneration’?

Answer 18

An act or the process of regenerating

Question 19

Give three examples of regeneration projects in Detroit?

Answer 19

1.The Mid
2.Motown