The West 1-5

A journey with a purpose

• Expedition

• Geyser

• Gorge

• Pass

• Technology

A spring that throws jets of heated water and steam into the air

• Geyser

• Expedition

• Gorge

• Pass

• Technology

A deep, narrow valley

• Gorge

• Expedition

• Geyser

• Pass

• Technology

A route across the mountains

• Pass

• Gorge

• Geyser

• Technology

• Expedition

The use of tools and ideas to meet people’s needs

• Technology

• Pass

• Gorge

• Geyser

• Expedition

Who are Lewis and Clark?

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition across the Rocky Mountains

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the first settlers in Colorado looking for gold

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark founded the Central Valley of California as a center of farming technology

Why did Lewis and Clark explore the west?

• To find an all-water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

• To explore the lands west of the Mississippi

What did Lewis and Clark accomplish on the expedition?

• Explored the land West of the Mississippi

• Their maps and journals gave Americans their first good look at the west

Where would you see a geyser?

• Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

• Leadville National Park in Colorado

• Central Valley in California

What nickname is given to geysers?

• Natures tea kettles

• Natures water steamers

• Natures coffee pots