unit 5-6

Question 1

appalachian mountains

Answer 1

eastern half, ancient

Question 2

rocky mountains

Answer 2

western half, younger

Question 3

landforms shared by us and canada

Answer 3

rockies, appalachian, great lakes, great plains

Question 4

why is land the greatest resource?

Answer 4

abundance of resources that fuel the economy

Question 5

why are there so many climate regions?

Answer 5

us has many latitudes

Question 6

five climate regions of us and canada

Answer 6

subarctic, humid continental, marine west coast, semiarid, tundra

Question 7

st lawrence seaway

Answer 7

connects great lakes to atlantic

Question 8

megalopolis

Answer 8

several large cities and surrounding areas grow together

Question 9

migration

Answer 9

moving inside

Question 10

immigration

Answer 10

moving outside

Question 11

northeast

Answer 11

“gateway”, PA/MA/NYC

Question 12

midwest

Answer 12

“breadbasket”, chicago

Question 13

the south

Answer 13

atlanta, ac boosted agriculture

Question 14

the west

Answer 14

LA, ac + irrigation (most populous city)

Question 15

what attracts immigrants?

Answer 15

abundance of resources, economic opportunities, religious freedom

Question 16

how was economy changing?

Answer 16

industry, manufacturing

Question 17

success in us economy affected the lives of americans how?

Answer 17

more freetime, hobbies, better living conditions, less inequality

Question 18

four subregions have in common

Answer 18

growth in metropolitan area, more people moving