Chapter 5: The Western United States

True or False: The area east of the Mississippi is larger than the area to the west.

• False

• True

What plateau does the Grand Canyon cut into?

• Colorado Plateau

• Deccan Plateau

• Tibetan Plateau

• Katanga Plateau

True or False: Teepees were well suited to the nomadic Plains peoples.

• True

• False

What trail did travelers use to get to the Oregon Country?

• Mississippi Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Salt Lake Trail

• Nevada Trail

Where did most Mormons settle in the mid 1800’s?

• Texas

• Missouri

• Utah

• California

What is California’s Central Valley used for?

• Building businesses

• Military training

• Farming

• Landfill

Where did the Exxon Valdez oil spill happen?

• Alaska's Prince William Sound

• California's Central Valley

• New Mexico's Great Lakes

• Colorado's Olympic Mountains

 What did some people call Alaska in the 1800’s after the US purchased the land from Russia?

• The Great Lakes

• The Land of Ice

• Seward's Folly

• Jansen's Jungle

Name the major Mountain Range in Washington state?

• Hoover Mountains

• Olympic Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Everest Mountains

What term describes "The belief that helped promote westward expansion?"

• Old world vs new world

• Dreaming West Philosophy

• Freedom Freak-out

• Manifest Destiny