Social Studies Chapter 10 Study Guide

Front

The ________ mountain range has the highest mountain peak in the world.

Back

Himalaya

Front

Satellites have improved ________ to different parts of the world.

Back

communication

Front

The ________ is an imaginary line that runs north and south along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains.

Back

continental divide

Front

________ is trading one kind of good for another without using money.

Back

bartering

Front

________ is a natural resource found in the Mountain states that does NOT supply energy.

Back

gold

Front

Most people who live in the Mountain states today earn a living in the _______ industry.

Back

service

Front

The Mormons moved to the Mountain states in search of _______.

Back

religious freedom

Front

Trees will not grow above the _______ because temperatures at that elevation are too cold for trees to grow.

Back

timberline

Front

How do the Rocky Mountains affect travel in the mountain states?

Back

They act as a barrier. People must fly over them or take trains.

Front

What do people in the Alps do about the heavy snow that falls?

Back

They have to share slanted roofs.