Ch 5 Transportation

Front

Which of the following is a way that Humans Interacted with their Environment to travel long distances?
- Digging Holes to place Train Tracks
- Cultivating land to prepare it for crops
- Removing Trees to build a community
- Tearing up the ground to plant new Trees that were removed

Back

Digging Holes to place Train Tracks

Front

How have humans MODIFIED their environment to improve transportation?

Back

Building roads and highways

Front

What issues came up while building train tracks that would stop progress of the tracks?

Back

Difficult terrains such as mountains and rivers.

Front

The 1st Train Station for the Transcontinental Railroad in the US was built in what year?

Back

1860

Front

Which waterway is super Important to the US because of its ability to use LOCKS to raise and Lower boats across lakes & rivers?

Back

The Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway

Front

How many Miles of National Highways does the US have?

Back

46,000 - 160,000 miles