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Vocab 2
Vocabulary for 100Vocabulary for 100
Define- The boundary separating rivers flowing west from rivers flowing east.
What is this in the USA
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Continental Divide – Rocky mountains
What is a Megalopolis, and where does one exist within the USA today
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When the suburbs of one big city, stretch to the suburbs of another city. Boston to Washington D.C. 1/6 of the entire USA population
Vocabulary for 200Vocabulary for 200
Vocabulary for 300Vocabulary for 300The average number of days between the last Spring frost and the first Fall frost
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The Growing Season
Vocabulary for 400Vocabulary for 400
The ability to read and write
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Literacy
Vocabulary for 500Vocabulary for 500
Total Value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a given year
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Gross National Product (GNP)
Vocabulary for 600Vocabulary for 600
A band of Southern States from the Carolinas to Southern California
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Sunbelt
Vocabulary for 700Vocabulary for 700
A tall, round, airtight building in which grain is stored
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Silo
Chapters for 100Chapters for 100
Why is the Midwest called “the Nations Bread Basket”
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Favorable soil and weather conditions has produced a series of states that produce a large volume of grains,
corn, soybeans, etc
Chapters for 200Chapters for 200
Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis, & Omaha are all connected by what common feature
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Water – either great lakes or shore of the Mississippi
Chapters for 300Chapters for 300
Cities can be placed in a _____ or rank according to their function
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Hierarchy
Chapters for 400Chapters for 400
type of power generated by moving water
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Hydroelectricity
Chapters for 500Chapters for 500
People who are willing to struggle long and hard for something on the basis of their own personal beliefs, resources, or opinions support the quality of….
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Rugged Individualism
Chapters for 600Chapters for 600
Better transportation systems caused many people to move from the cities to the____________ after World War II.
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Suburbs
Chapters for 700Chapters for 700
measurement of a person’s or a group’s education,housing, health care, and nutrition
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Standard of Living
Treaties & Agreements for 100Treaties & Agreements for 100
The three men who negotiated the treaty with England which ended the Revolutionary War
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Benjamin Franklin , John Jay, and John Adams
Treaties & Agreements for 200Treaties & Agreements for 200
The name of the treaty signed in 1818 that allowed the USA toacquire land between theThe Great lakes and the northern border of the Louisiana Purchase
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Red River Basin
Treaties & Agreements for 300Treaties & Agreements for 300
The three provisions agreed upon to settle the Spanish (Florida) territory and have that land become part of the USA
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1 -USA Acquires “Florida territory”, 2- Spain gets back territory disputed with Louisiana Purchase, 3 -USA settlers have their
claims against Spain paid by US Gov’t
Treaties & Agreements for 400Treaties & Agreements for 400
The name of the treaty signed in 1803 that doubled the size of the USA
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Louisiana Purchase
Treaties & Agreements for 500Treaties & Agreements for 500
Became a USA territory in 1898, and a state (50th) in 1959
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Hawaii
Treaties & Agreements for 600Treaties & Agreements for 600
The name of the agreement that allowed the USA to acquire land to run a railroad from Texas straight across to California
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Gadsden Purchase 1853
Treaties & Agreements for 700Treaties & Agreements for 700
The name of the treaty that allowed the USA to acquire California, Arizona, Nevada, and part of New Mexico.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Regions for 100Regions for 100
The most valuable natural resource of the Northeast is its
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Waterways
Regions for 200Regions for 200
Many industries moved South from the North because of…….
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Land was cheaper, industry plants were newer, and labor unions were less popular
Regions for 300Regions for 300
In recent years more and more American have been finding jobs in what industry
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Service Industries
Regions for 400Regions for 400
The major factor shaping population density in the West is….
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The abundance or scarcity of water
Regions for 500Regions for 500
One characteristic common to all the states in the Midwest are…..
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Productive farmland
Regions for 600Regions for 600
The most common type of vegetation found in the South is…
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Mixed forest
Regions for 700Regions for 700
The Northeast became a leader in commerce because of its….
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Many rivers
History for 100History for 100
What were the two physical features that were disputed to be Texas’s western border
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Rio Grande River and the Nueces River
History for 200History for 200
The name of the Treaty that the USA signed with England to end the Revolutionary War, AND what year was it signed.
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Treaty of Paris, 1783
History for 300History for 300
The line of latitude that defined the northern border of the USA throughout most of the land acquisition period
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49th parallel (Latitude)
History for 400History for 400
The year the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. AND What year did California become a state
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1848 (Treaty) State 1850
History for 500History for 500
The four borders that defined the USA after the Treaty of Paris was signed
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Northern = Canada and the Great Lakes, Southern = Northern border of Florida territory, Eastern = Atlantic Ocean, Western = Mississippi River
History for 600History for 600
This treaty doubled the size of the USA land, and was acquired for 4 cents per acre
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Louisiana Purchase 1803
History for 700History for 700
The year the USA acquired the Alaskan Territory and at what cost
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1867 , $7.2 million
People for 100People for 100
The president who was in office when Texas was annexed into the USA
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James K Polk
People for 200People for 200
The president of Mexico during the early years of their Independence from Spain
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Antonio López de Santa Anna
People for 300People for 300
Was Secretary of State in 1867, and was sent to Russia to negotiated the deal to purchase Alaska
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William H. Seward
People for 400People for 400
Raised an army of “Texans” to fight back the Mexicans and took control of the Alamo, before being over-run by Santa Anna
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Sam Houston
People for 500People for 500
The two men who agreed on the treaty for the USA to acquire the “Florida territory” from Spain
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Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and the Spanish Minister to the United States, Don Luis de Onís
People for 600People for 600
The ruler of France who sold us the Louisiana Territory
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Napoleon Bonaparte
People for 700People for 700
The American Farmer who led the coup to take over the Hawaiian queen
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Sanford “Samuel” Dole
Vocabulary 2 for 100Vocabulary 2 for 100
Entire area of land whose runoff is collected by a major river and its tributaries
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Drainage Basin
Vocabulary 2 for 200Vocabulary 2 for 200
A marshy inlet of a lake or river
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Bayou
Vocabulary 2 for 300Vocabulary 2 for 300
large pipe built to carry water over a long distance(California has one to transport water from Northern Calif to Southern Calif)
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Aqueduct
Vocabulary 2 for 400Vocabulary 2 for 400
A tropical swampland tree
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Mangrove
Vocabulary 2 for 500Vocabulary 2 for 500
The climate type we experience in San Jose
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Mediterranean
Vocabulary 2 for 600Vocabulary 2 for 600
A related set of mountain ranges
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Cordillera
Vocabulary 2 for 700Vocabulary 2 for 700
Body of water that is a source of power for major industrial areas in both Canada and the USA
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St Lawrence River
FINAL JEOPARDYFINAL JEOPARDY
Subject: USA Land Acquisition
Question: What were the 4 borders that defined the USA after the Treaty of Paris
Answer: North = Canada and Great Lakes South = Northern border of Florida territory East = Atlantic Ocean West = Mississippi River