RMS 6th Grade: Ch 5 United States West of the Mississippi River

The Rocky Mountains are

• the shortest mountain range in the United States
• a cordillera that extends from Canada to Mexico
• an archipelago
• worn down from erosion

Which of the following is not a contiguous state?

• California
• Colorado
• Alaska
• Texas

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

• California

• Washington

• Colorado

• Alaska

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.

Who were the first Europeans to settle in Texas?

• English
• Spanish
• French
• Italian

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

• high mountains

• plains

• plateaus

• deserts

The process by which water is supplied to dry land is called____________.

• cordillera

• Continental Divide

• irrigation

• chinook

• ethanol

What is a region of parallel mountain systems called?

• cordillera

• Continental Divide

• irrigation

• chinook

• ethanol

What is the kind of liquid fuel made from plants?

• cordillera

• irrigation

• chinook

• ethanol

T/F: The first people to live in the western states were the Spanish.

• True

• False