Geography: The Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains – Flashcards
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What is the Great Plains
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between the Mississippi River in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west
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Where did the Plains extend to
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The Plains extended into Canada, as do the Rocky Mountain
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How did the Great Plains get acquired in the US
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Louisiana Purchase of 1803
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Iowa
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Des Moines (De Moines)
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City)
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Kansas
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Topeka (Wichita)
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Nebraska
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Lincoln (Omaha)
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South Dakota
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Pierre (Sioux Falls)
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North Dakota
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Bismarck (Fargo)
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Wyoming
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Cheyenne (Cheyenne)
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Montana
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Helena (Billings)
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Colorado
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Denver (Denver)
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Nevada
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Carson city (Las Vegas)
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Utah
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Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City)
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Idaho
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Boise (Boise)
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What is the largest city in this region
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Denver
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What does the Great Plains have that is good for agriculture
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rich and fertile soil
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What is inconstant in the Great Plains
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rainfall
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what can destroy the economy of the region
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Long period of of drought that can occur
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How is the terrain in the Great Plains
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fairly flat It slightly rises from east to west as you approach the Rocky Mountains
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The Great Plains are the heart of
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Tornado Valley
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What is the longest river in the US
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the Missouri River
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What is the Snake River
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big river that flows through Montana, Idaho, and flows into the Missouri River
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What states do the Rocky Mountains run through
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Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah
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What are the Rocky Mountains called
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purple mountain majesty
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What song was the Rocky Mountains referred to as the "purple mountain majesty"
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America the beautiful
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What is the highest mountain in the Rockies
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Pike's Peak
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Who has small mountain ranges throughout their state
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Nevada
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What kind of climate does Nevada have
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very dry climate
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What is most of Nevada covered with
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mountains and deserts
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What was primarily concerned with protecting the natural beauty of this region of the country
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The land conservation movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s
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Where are most of the national parks found
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in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
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What is the most visited national park in the nation
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Yellowstone
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What provided for the declaration of National Monuments on any land owned by the government
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The Antiquities Act of 1906
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Where is Devil's Tower located
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Wyoming
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Who first declared Devil's Tower
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Teddy Roosevelt
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What holds scared values to the Native Americans of the Plains and the West
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The Black Hills of South Dakota
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region of the country where most of the nation's corn is grown- providing feed for livestock, fuel, and (obviously) food for human consumption
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Corn Belt
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what percent of the worlds corn is grown in this region
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40%
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Because of the Gain Belt, what is this regions nickname
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The Breadbasket of America
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What are other foodstuffs that are grown in large quantities
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Weat, rye, oats
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What state grows the most weat
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Kansas
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What did John Deere create
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the still plow
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What is the Cattle Belt
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the area of the country where cattle ranching is the largest industry
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What is the leading producer of potatoes
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Idaho
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What political party does this region favor
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Republican Paty
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Who has made their home in Utah
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Mormons
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What is the largest city in this region
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Denver
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What religious group settles in Utah
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Mormons
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What are the agricultural belts
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Grain, corn, cattle
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US took control of the great plains with France
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Louisiana Purchases
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Longest river in the US
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Missouri
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Branch of the military has its base in Colorado Springs
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Air Force
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Who created LA as a city of gambling
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Mafia
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Longest and largest river of Idaho
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snake river
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Who was leader of the Mormons
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Brigham Young
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When he lead the mormons into Utah it was part of what country
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Mexico
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What president Signed the thing for Yellowstone
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Grant
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Largest City of South Dakota was named after what Indian group
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Sioux Falls
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What was the first state park
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Yosemite
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Who was the emperor of France during the Louisiana purchase
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Napoleon
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Tallest mountain in the Rockies
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Pikes Peak
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What state produces the most potatoes
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Idaho
