7 & 8: Geography Review

All of the following are reasons that geographic diversity is important EXCEPT

• there are more possibilities for different crops to grow because of the different kind of soil available

• provides an explanation for why some areas get major snow storms, while others get tornadoes, and others experience wild fires

• describes how the people in a region adapt in a way so that they are able to live because their geography and climate affect them in certain ways

• explains why some people wear shorts in the winter

The image above shows what kind of geography?

• Coastlines

• Plains

• Mountains

• River Deltas

Which ocean are we the closest to?

• Norwegian

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Pacific

Where would you go if you were a farmer and you grew lots of grain, barley, and corn? (Look at the map for help, if needed)

• Pacific Coast Region

• Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region

• The Great Basin Region

• The Great Plains Region

Look at the map above. If you went to Texas, which body of water would you be the closest to?

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Rio Grande

Waterways are important because they...(check all that apply)

• help with trade and travel

• help to grow food, crops, and beverages

• create electricity (Niagara Power Plant, TVA), giving people jobs

• they are fun to play in

• provide water and life to ecosystems

Buffalo is located on the _____________.

The Colorado River (shown above) is important because it... (check all that apply)

• is one of the only water sources for the Southwest United States

• creates hydroelectricity (electricity made through water), therefore, giving people jobs

• is one of the only reasons the SW United States has popular cities, such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix

• also travels through Mexico

• has several tributaries (little rivers that break off of the main one) that give water to other places

How are the Erie Canal and Hudson River related to one another?

Why do you think cities seem to pop up around waterways?