1. NAME THAT GEOGRAPHIC FACT E. NAPP

2. 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

3. Answer: New England E. NAPP

4. The Question: In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy? E. NAPP

5. Answer: Yes, New England again! E. NAPP

6. The Question: Where were the original settlements in the thirteen British colonies located east of? E. NAPP

7. Answer: The Appalachian Mountains E. NAPP

8. The Question: After which purchase did farmers in the Ohio River valley gain the greatest economic benefit? E. NAPP

9. Answer: The Louisiana Purchase E. NAPP

10. 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

11. Answer: The Gulf of Mexico E. NAPP

12. 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

13. Answer: The Great Plains E. NAPP

14. The Question: Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in what region? E. NAPP

15. Answer: The South E. NAPP

16. 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

17. Answer: Proclamation E. NAPP

18. The Question: Which geographic factor most helped the United States maintain its foreign policy of neutrality during much of the 1800s? E. NAPP

19. Answer: Oceans on its east and west coasts E. NAPP

20. The Question: Which geographic factor made westward expansion in the 1800s difficult? E. NAPP

21. Answer: The Rocky Mountains E. NAPP

22. 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

23. Answer: New Orleans E. NAPP

24. The Question: Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803? Think river! E. NAPP

25. Answer: The Mississippi River E. NAPP