6.3 Resources & Land Use

Rich soil that is deposited by rivers is called

• fossil fuel

• alluvial soil

• agribusiness

• hydroelectricity

The Grand Coulee Dam produces

• fossil fuel

• alluvial soil

• agribusiness

• hydroelectricity

A company that runs a huge farm

• fossil fuel

• alluvial soil

• agribusiness

• hydroelectricity

Coal is a

• fossil fuel

• alluvial soil

• agribusiness

• hydroelectricity

Until the 1900s most farms in the US were owned by

• large business

• families

• towns

• corporations

Water is a vital resource in the US because

• factories rely on water

• rivers transport goods

• people drink water

• all of these

The Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers are important

• Canadian Rivers

• shipping routes

• international boundaries

• fossil fuels

The US produces and consumes

• fewer fossil fuels than Canada

• no fossil fuels

• more fossil fuels than other countries

• all fossil fuels

Why is mining an important part of the economy in the US?

• It employs many workers

• Minerals are shipped to Canada

• Gold is expensive

• industries use minerals

The Prairie Provinces and the St. Lawrence Lowlands are major

• agricultural regions

• forest regions

• mineral regions

• manufacturing regions