NAME THAT GEOGRAPHIC FACT E. NAPP
The Question: A rocky soil and a short growing season discouraged the development of a plantation economy in British colonies located in which region of North America? E. NAPP
Answer: New England E. NAPP
The Question: In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy? E. NAPP
Answer: Yes, New England again! E. NAPP
The Question: Where were the original settlements in the thirteen British colonies located east of? E. NAPP
Answer: The Appalachian Mountains E. NAPP
The Question: After which purchase did farmers in the Ohio River valley gain the greatest economic benefit? E. NAPP
Answer: The Louisiana Purchase E. NAPP
The Question: Since the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because it provided farmers and merchants an outlet to what body of water? E. NAPP
Answer: The Gulf of Mexico E. NAPP
The Question: What is the name of the relatively flat, grassy region of the United States between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains? E. NAPP
Answer: The Great Plains E. NAPP
The Question: Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in what region? E. NAPP
Answer: The South E. NAPP
The Question: The main reason Great Britain established this Line of 1763 was to avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians. What is the name of the Line? E. NAPP
Answer: Proclamation E. NAPP
The Question: Which geographic factor most helped the United States maintain its foreign policy of neutrality during much of the 1800s? E. NAPP
Answer: Oceans on its east and west coasts E. NAPP
The Question: Which geographic factor made westward expansion in the 1800s difficult? E. NAPP
Answer: The Rocky Mountains E. NAPP
The Question: Acquiring this city as part of the Louisiana Purchase was considered important to the development of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys because this city served as a port for American agricultural goods. What is the name of the city? E. NAPP
Answer: New Orleans E. NAPP
The Question: Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803? Think river! E. NAPP
Answer: The Mississippi River E. NAPP