Chapter 8 Flashcards
Where was the first permanent settlement in the United States?
Saint Augustine Florida
Which countries settled in the southern part of North America?
Spacing
Give an example of a place name that comes from the Native Americans
Appalacian mountains
What does Baton Rouge mean?
Red stick
Early in the US history what was the south economy based on?
Agriculture
In what year did the US either in next or by Louisiana
1803
In what year did the US by the Mexican cession
1848
In what year did the US purchase Alaska
1867
What did the Homestead act give people?
Opened up settlement in the western US
What was the purpose of the Homestead act
Fred slaves could claim 160 acres of land
Which Major city developed because of the trans continental railroad?
Chicago
When did the US become more urban then royal?
1920
What percent of the US citizens are immigrants?
99%
What is the official language of the US?
There is none
Name two religious groups in the US
Baptist and Lutheran
Where is the population center of the US?
South central Missouri
What is the population center mean?
A geographer point that describes a centerpoint of the region population
Define megalopolis
Large cities that run together
Give the boundaries for the megalopolis in the northeast
New York to Boston
North east is important for what
The financial center
Midwest is important for what
Farming
Pacific west is important for what
Fashion
West is important for a what
Mining
The south is important for what
Oil
