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geography chapter 7

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megapolis
A very large city and region made of several large cities and suburbs and considered to be a single urban complex
what is the northeast known for
beautiful landscape
what is special about maine
rocky coast
what landform is in new york
naigara falls
coulture center of the nation
new york
name two historical cities
boston and philidelphia
what large deposit of minerials is in pennsylvania
coal
what is the notheast best resource and what did it turn the area to
water and turned it into a center of trade,commerce, and industry
what major economic activities resulted from water
fishing, commerce, and trading
what have been important to the northeasts history
rivers
what did industrialists use the power of the rivers for
they built water wheels to produce power
where were factories built in the 1800s
in massachusetts, rhode island, and new hampshire factories were built at waterfalss
what is special about pennsylvannia's landscape
hilly/rolling farmlands
what did the factories by the waterfalls produce
shoes, cotton, cloth, and other goods
what was the Northeast considered to be by the early 1900s
most productive manufactoring region in the world
why did cities along the atlantic coast first grow in importance
as harbors of international trade and shipbuilding
as manufactoring grew, what did the cities attract
industries that needed a large supply of workers and industries that needed young people from the northeast and europe imagrants
what 2 things happened as the population was growing
many people came to escape
and political oppession and economic hardships
what happened as the cities grew
suburbs began running into each other and coastal cities began running togther
what was the area from boston to washington d.c. considered to be by the 1960s
megalopolis
how many people lived in megapolis
40 million people
what are three serious problems faces in megapolis
water shortage
waste disposal
decline in population
why did the cities in megapolis face a decrease in population
increase terroist
overcrowded
tax brea spurred the creation of new jobs
harsh winteres
crimerate
air polution
mangroves
tropical trees that grow in swampy ground along coastal area
bayous
marshy inlets of lakes and rivers of louisana
everglades
large area of swampland covered inplaces with tall grass (mostly in flordia)
fall line
imaginary line between the appalachian mountains and the atlantic coastal plain
sunbelt
band of southern states from the carolinas to california
what is special about dallas
business and electric center
what is special about fort walton woths feature
heart of the texas cattle industrie
what is specail about houston
large industrail and trading center especailly in oil and banking and NASA is there
what is specail about new orleans
was a major trading center near the mouth of mississippi river
what is specail about atlanta
huge airline hub and was once a railroad center and there cable tv are watched by people around the world
what is special about miami
gate way to the caribean and south america and has a small cuban communty called little havvana
what three cities were largest in the nation by 1990
houston
dallas
san antonio
what happened to the souths population in the 1970s
increased in number more than that of any other region of the us
in the 1840s, where were taxtile mills built and what powered them
they were buily on the fall line and were powered by fast moving streams of the piedmont section of the carolines
why did many cities spring up around the fall lines
mills could be built there
mills provided jobs
when did the oil insustry begin and where
in 1901 and in texas
why did teh gulf coast begin developing
available raw materials
sources of energy
acces to the ocean parts
where did the space indutries begin developing and when
in 1960s and in Flordia, Alabama, and in texas
why does the south attract buisnesses
-southern industrial plants often were in better conditons
-new factories coul be built on land
-labot unions were much less common in the south
-labor cost were usaully lower
the climate has caused the south to grow as what two thingd
retirment and tourism center
what makes the south warmer than any region farther north
its location is closer to the equator
what brings a lot of rain to the south
systems from the gulf of mexico and carribean sea
waht sort of vegitation does the warm, wet climate produce in the south
thick mixed foerst of pine and other trees or marshly strands of mangrove trees and mixed forest of coniferous trees and mangrove
what do everglades provide
refuge for birds and animals
why does the south have a wide variety of plant and animal life
subtropical climates and rich soils of the coastal plains
where was the first permanent European settlement and why
south because of uts rich soils and long growing
what three things did water affect in the west
-nautral vegation
-economic activity
-population density
what is the majority of the west climate
aride climate/ dry adn semi arid, little or no rain and too dry to supply vegatation
arid
dry
describe the naural vegatation of the arid parts of the west
short grasses, hardy shrubs, sage brush and cactus
what begatation do areas that receive enough rainfall have
deciduos and conferous forest
what is the climate of hawaii
wet tropical
what does alaska have in the northern part of the state
acrtic tundra or tundra
tundra
drt, treeless plain that sprouts grasses and moses only in the sumer when the top layer of soil thaws
where are minerals found in thte west
the rocky mountains and the sierra nevada
name 3 minerals found in the west
-gold
-silver
-uranium
-other meterials such as copper and tin
what is the gold rush
gold and silver depositd were discovered in the mid-1800s. Fortune-seeking prospectors and settlers swarmed the into the area causing poplation growth in california
who was succesful in the gold rush
huge minning companies with equipment (machinery) and resources to reach deep into the earth
what carries crude oil across the tundra
trans-alaska pipeline
what led to the development of the trans-alaska pipline
the discovery of a major oil field near phrude hole in 1960s
how much construction lumber is harvested from the pacific northwest
nearly half of the nations
what can the US do with fish caught in the pacific
can bring in billions of dollars by exporting them to the world and other parts of the world
what spurred the growth of cities and towns
transcontinental railroad
where do people pefer to live and why
cities because of the harsh landscape and climate in the countryside also people were atracked to the development of the military and civil aircraft industry and the motion picture industy
what is the nations second largest city
los angles, California
where does LA ge water
aqueducts
aqueducts
large pipes that carry water over long distances
where does the california aqueduct run and how long is it
california's sacromento vally to farther north and it is 685 miles
alaska is the _____________ in size and the ___________ populated state
largest
least
how many islands make up hawaii
eight main islands and more than 100 smaller islands
what states form the boundaries for the midwest region
noth dakota to kansas to ohio
what did glaciers deposit millions of years ago and what did the deposit promote
mineral rich soil that promoted plant growth
describe the soil building process
plants and animals that live in the soil would die and decay. the dark-coloredorganic material that results is hummus and hummus combines with particles of weathered bedrock to help build more soil.
what type of climate does the midwest have
winters can be very cold,summers are usually lond and hot. most places recieve at least 20 inches of precipitation
how much precipitation does eastern ohio recieve compared to south dakota
gets twice as much precipitaition annually as central south dakota
how long is the sourthern kansas' growing season
200 days
growing season
average number of days between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall
what are the major crops of Illinois, indiana, and iowa
corn and soybeans also these states last frost are amoung the nations leading producers of livestock, especially hogs
what is grown in the great plains
wheats or oats and sunflowers wich is a great source of cooking oil
what is farmed in the northern region of wisconsin
hay and cattle
what has earned the midwest the nickname "the nations breadbasket"
high wheat output
what can the us do because of the large amount of productivity
export large amounts (sizable) of its produce to other countries
what problem did the farmers have by the 1800s
they has the ability to grow huge crops of grain, but had no way to harvest it quickly
what did Cyrus McCormick invent and when
in 1834 he invented a mechanical reaper
what did teh mechanical reaper allow farmers to do
allowed farmers to harvest vast amounts of wheat in much less time than it took by hand
what were 3 results from the mechanical reaper
-farmers could produce more crops that ever before with fewer workers
-number of farms decreased
-people moved to the city for higher paying jobs
what do business activites in cities center on
daries or grain elevator
grain elevator
tall buildings equipped withmachinert for loading,cleaning,mixing, and storing grain
what is the mercantile exange of chicago
worlds busiest market for eggs, hogs, cattle, and other farms products
what is the chicago board of trade
largest grain exchange
grain excahnge
place where byers and sellers deal for grain
besides agricultural and business areas, what else do midwestern cities have
heavy manufactoring which is a lot og factories
what does Minnesota lead production in
iron ore
what do Indiana and Illiniose lead production in
large (sizable) coal deposits
what has access to these minerals (large deposits of coal)led to and where
development of steel mills in Indiana and Ohio
where is the automobil industry and why did it start here
Detroit because of the cities location near these street making centers
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