Geo Chapter 5 Test

process by which water is supplied to dry land

• irrigation

• chinook

• ethanol

• cordillera

imaginary line through the Rocky Mountains separating east- and west-flowing rivers

• cordillera

• Continental Divide

• chinook

• ethanol

liquid fuel made from plants

• ethanol

• Continental Divide

• chinook

• irrigation

region of parallel mountain systems

• cordillera

• chinook

• irrigation

• Continental Divide

dry wind that blows over the Great Plains

• cordillera

• chinook

• irrigation

• Continental Divide

What do Alaska and Hawaii have in common?

• Neither state has an active volcano.

• Neither state borders the 48 contiguous states.

• Both states have tropical climates.

• The two states are about the same size in land mass.

Which state can claim to have the highest point in the United States?

• California

• Colorado

• Washington

• Alaska

What causes the Great Salt Lake to be salty?

• People have long dumped their excess salt there.

• It has no outlet and its tributary rivers deposit salt, which is left when its water evaporates.

• It was formed over a huge salt lick.

• The Pacific Ocean flows directly into the lake and makes the water salty.

Which landform plays a role in forming the climates in the region west of the Mississippi River?

• high mountains

• plateaus

• plains

• deserts

Which state relies on wind power to provide a quarter of its electricity?

• Wyoming

• California

• South Dakota

• Colorado