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These arose along the coastal plains due to the long growing season
plantations
Canal that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
Erie
Western border of the 13 colonies
Appalachian Mountains
Western border of the original United States
Mississippi River
Southern border of the United States at Texas
Rio Grande River
Right of deposit exists at the city on the Mississippi
New Orleans
The Homestead Act gave away free land in this region to prompt settlement
The Great Plains
The nickname for the dry plains region during the Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
The United States had plentiful deposits of this natural resource around Scranton PA
Coal
Deposits of this natural resource could be found in the Mesabi Range
Iron
The Oregon Trail’s most dangerous portion was in this mountain range
The Rocky Mountains
This region engaged in shipbuilding and whaling due to its proximity to the sea and forests
New England
Cash crop of the south that prompted the growth of slavery
Cotton
A major cash crop of Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba in the late 1800s
Sugar Cane
This region was largely agricultural based in mid 1800s
The South
This region’s population has grown due to the elderly population and the movement of people to nicer weather
The South
This was built on the Colorado River and is a source for hydroelectric power
The Hoover Dam
This New Deal group worked to create parks and trails
The CCC
These crops deplete the soil of many of its nutrients
Corn, tobacco, wheat…
This allowed the US to stay relatively neutral in our early history
Geographic Isolation
This allowed our navy easier access to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Panama canal
This country’s close proximity made its communist alignment uncomfortable to the US government
Cuba
This lengthy border and poor economy of this country prompts large numbers of immigrants to the US from it
Mexico
This killed the fish in the Adirondack lakes
Acid Rain
The terrorists used this geographic marker to lead them to the Twin Towers on 9/11
The Hudson River