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Justing Study Guide for the West (23 Cards)

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What is the largest mountain system in North America
The Rocky Mountains
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What is the imaginary line that runs along the crest of the Rocky Mountains?
The Continental Divide
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What is the line of elevation that most of the trees on the Rocky Mountains will not grow above?
The timerline
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What national park is the oldest in the world and what can you find there?
Yellowstone National Park

You can find:
Geysers and Hot springs
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What do you call the bodies of water in Yellowstone National Park that are like volcanoes because they are heated by magma and erupt?
Hot springs
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What are some of the other mountain ranges in the Rocky Mountain area?
The Cascade range or cascades, the Olympic Mountain range, and the Sierra Nevada range.
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Where is the Cascade mountain range found?
Washington, Oregon and northern California
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Where is the Olympic mountain range found?
Along the pacific coast
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Where is the Sierra Nevada mountain range?
Mainly in eastern California
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What do the Aleutian Range, the Cascade Range and Mount Kilauea all have?
Volcanoes
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Where is the Aleutian mountain range found?
Alaska
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Where is Mount Kilauea?
Hawaii
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Are Hawaii and California's climates similar? How?
Yes they are.

They have similar temperatures and rarely drop below freezing.
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Where is the Great Basin desert region?
Most of Nevada and parts of Oregon, Utah and Idaho
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What is the climate like in the Great Basin desert region?
Hot, sunny and dry.
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What is the wettest place on Earth?
Hawaii
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What is a Rain Shadow?
An area of dry land that lies on the downwind side of a mountain (the side away from the wind) where the air is drier.
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What western state produces the widest variety of fruits?
California
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What state is the biggest producer of potatoes?
Idaho
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Which western states includes fish as a major source of income?
Alaska
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How are Alaska and Hawaii alike?
FIND MORE ANSWERS!!

They do not share land borders with the mainland USA.

They were the last two States admitted to the Union
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What is timber?
Wood
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Why is the timber industry in the west important?
We use wood and wood products such as paper in our everyday life.
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Author: eduncan
Main topic: Social Studies
Topic: West
Published: 28.04.2010
 
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