West Region Mini Review

Cutting down trees and transporting the logs is called ____________

• logging
• fertilizers
• earthquake
• deforestation

Whole forests being destroyed by logging is called ___________________.

• deforestation
• rain forest
• lava
• rain shadow

Warm, wet forests are called _________________.

• rain forests
• lavas
• rain shadows
• logging

When rock layers beneath the earth's surface suddenly shift or crack, this is called an ________________.

• earthquake
• deforestation
• rain forest
• lava

Many farmers use ____________ to help their crops grow.

• fertilizers
• earthquakes
• deforestations
• rain forests

The ____________ causes one side of a mountain to be dry because it receives less rain.

• rain shadow
• logging
• fertilizers
• earthquake

What is the biggest state in the West region?

• Hawaii
• California
• Alaska
• Washington

What is the highest mountain in the U.S.?

• Smoky Mountains

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Saint Helens

• Mt. McKinley/Denali

Death Valley is the __________ place in the United States.

• cleanest
• driest
• wettest
• dirtiest

The west has earthquakes because of ____________

• volcanoes
• large empty mines
• pressure from ocean currents
• sudden shifts in rock layers