The Land of the West Region Study Guide

The Land of the West

Note: For the test you will be asked to label the eleven states of the West so start studying them

AlaskaHawaii

Which of the following describes the Rocky Mountains?

a. system of mountains with very little wildlife and few trees

b. small chain of mountains located in the eastern United States

c. largest system of mountains in the United States

d. old, low mountains located in a desert region

How are volcanoes similar to geysers?

A. They are caused by heated groundwater that rises to the surface.

b. Both can be seen at Yellowstone.

c. Both are heated by magma and erupt.

d. They erupt every 45 to 110 minutes.

How are the Rockies like some of the other mountain ranges in the United States?

a. They are 350 miles wide and run over 3,000 miles in length.

b. They have a peak in the east called Pikes Peak.

c. They share the Continental Divide.

d. They have high, rugged mountains with many peaks.

Which is NOT a mountain range that is located in the West?

A. Cascade Range

b. Sierra Nevada

c. Olympic Mountains

d. Appalachian Mountains

Which of the following mountain ranges does NOT have a volcano?

a. Sierra Nevada

b. Cascade Range

c. Aleutian Range

d. Mount Kilauea

Which western state has very cold winter temperatures?

A. Alaska

b. California

c. Hawaii

d. Nevada

How is the climate of Hawaii similar to the climate of California?

A. It rains less in Hawaii than in California.

b. It is colder in Hawaii and California than in most states.

c. Hawaii and California have frigid winter temperatures.

d. Temperatures in parts of California and Hawaii rarely drop below freezing.

Which of the following describes the climate in the Great Basin?

A. hot, sunny, and rainy

b. cold, cloudy, and snowy

c. hot, sunny, and dry

d. mild, cloudy, and rainy

In which state is the wettest place on Earth located?

A Hawaii

b. Oregon

c. Alaska

d. Utah

Which side of the Cascade Range receives more rain as a result of the rain shadow?

A. eastern

b. northern

c. southern

d. western

Which state of the West produces the widest variety of fruits, vegetables, and nuts?

A. California

b. Colorado

c. Wyoming

d. Alaska

Which western state is the biggest producer of potatoes in the United States?

A. Idaho

b. Washington

c. Colorado

d. New Mexico

Which of these western states includes fish as a major source of income?

A. Idaho

b. Montana

c. Hawaii

d. Nevada

How are Alaska and Hawaii alike?

A. They both mainly grow plants in greenhouses.

b. They both have cold, snowy climates.

c. They both have major fishing industries.

d. They are both producers of tropical flowers.

Which is a product provided by the timber industry from which people benefit?

A wheat

b. flounder

c. potatoes

d. paper

Animal raised on farms and ranches are called

A. food

b. pets

c. livestock

d. frigid

This is a form of molten rock that rises and flows on the Earth’s surface

A. lava

b. magma

c. tundra

d. frigid

A type of hot spring that erupts, shooting hot water into the air

A. volcano

b. geyser

c. magma

d. tundra

A cold, flat area where trees cannot grow

A. tundra

b. greenhouse

c. rain shadow

d. volcano

A mountain with an opening through which ash, gas, and lava are forced.

A. geyser

b. magma

c. volcano

d. lava

A place on a mountain above which no trees can grow

A. reforest

b. tundra

c. volcano

d. timber line

An enclosed structure that allows light to enter and keeps heat and moisture from escaping

A rain shadow

b. greenhouse

c. white house

d. garden

This is another word for very cold

A. frigid

b. tundra

c. lukewarm

d. bbbbbrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

This is the process of planting new trees to replace those that have been cut down.

A. reforest

b. rain forest

c. deforest

d. timber line

This is the condition of dryness that occurs on the eastern side of high coastal mountains

A. tundra

b. frigid

c. rain shadow

d. desert

This is a large mass of molten rock within the ground that provides heat for geysers and hot springs

A magma

b. lava

c. concrete

d. volcano

How are rivers on the east side of the Continental Divide different from those on the west side?

Rivers on the east side of the Continental Divide flow toward the east into the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. Those on the west side flow west toward the Pacific Ocean.

What is the timber line, and how does it affect where animals live?

The timber line is the place above which no trees can grow because temperatures are too cold. Much of this area is covered with snow year-round. Some animals cannot live above the timber line because there is not enough food, and it is too cold for them.

List three products created, grown, or raised in the West in each of these categories: Vegetables, Fruit, Livestock,

Fish, Timber.

Vegetables: broccoli, potatoes, sugarbeets;

Fruit: apples, grapes, strawberries;

Livestock: cattle (beef), sheep, pigs (pork);

Fish: salmon, swordfish, tuna, cod;

Timber: houses, furniture, paper