1. Chapter 7 Review

2. vocabulary to travel regularly to and from work commute

3. vocabulary a type of region where cites and suburbs have grown so close together they form one big urban area megalopolis

4. vocabulary a substance such as plastic or paint that is made from petroleum petrochemicals

5. vocabulary a broad area of the U.S. stretching from the southern Atlantic coast to the coast of California – known for its warm weather the Sun Belt

6. vocabulary a downturn in business recession

7. vocabulary large farms run by a corporation, they may consist of many smaller farms once owned by families corporate farms

8. vocabulary money used to expand a business capital

9. vocabulary the first miners of the gold rush forty-niners

10. vocabulary a system of subways, buses, and commuter trains used to transport large numbers of people mass transit

11. vocabulary Growing several different crops so if one crop failed the farm had others Mixed-crop farm

12. vocabulary Change from an agriculture- based economy to an industry- based economy Industrialization

13. Cities Place where American founders adopted the Declaration of Independence and the Consitution Philadelphia

14. Cities What city is located in the Silicon Valley? San Jose, California

15. Cities What city is nicknamed “Motor City USA”? Detroit

16. Cities What city is considered the “Money Capital” of the U.S.? New York City

17. Cities Home to more than 20 colleges and universities Boston

18. Cities Home to the nation’s leaders and hundreds of foreign diplomats Washington D.C.

19. Cities Center for goods and people going to and from Central and South America Miami

20. Cities Gateway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River (host of Mardi Gra) New Orleans

21. Cities Biggest city in the Midwest Chicago

22. Cities Located on the Mississippi River; “Gateway to the West” St. Louis

23. Cities Trade center for lumber, furs, grain, salmon, and wool Portland

24. Cities Host of the 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta

25. the most densely populated region of the United States the Northeast

26. most immigrants entering the U.S. in the 1890s to 1940s arrived at this place Ellis Island

27. over the past 50 years the South has changed from an agriculture- based economy to... an industry- based economy

28. What happened that caused many farmers to sell their farms in the 1980s? an economic recession

29. What effect did the Gold Rush have on the West? the population grew quickly

30. The District of Columbia is located between what two states? Maryland and Virginia

31. What region of the U.S. is considered “the Heartland”? the Midwest

32. What is the name of the oldest university in the U.S.? Harvard

33. Features that make much of the South a great place for growing crops include... Rich soil and good climate

34. What factor contributed to Chicago’s rise as a steel-making and manufacturing center in the late 1800s? Railroad were built

35. At one time the South depended on this crop for their economy. cotton

36. This city became one of the most prosperous cities in the United States during the Gold Rush. San Francisco