6th Grade Ch 05 Info Study Guide: The United States

Having an adequate water supply is one of the major challenges for what region of the United States? (Ch 5)

• West

• South

• Midwest

• Northeast

Why has the number of many small family farms in the western states declined? (Ch 5)

• They have been replaced by agribusinesses.
• The land is very poor and not suitable for farming.
• There is no longer enough water to raise crops.
• The farmers have decided to move to the cities.

What do we know about locations of most major cities? (Ch 5)

• They are usually located near a waterway or a body of water.
• They are usually located near mountains.
• They are usually located near mines.
• They are usually located below east-facing mountains.

Due to the rain shadow effect, valleys east of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges have what type of climate? (Ch 5)

• Arid

• Polar

• Temperate

• Mediterranean

Due to the mild climate and booming businesses of the western United States, what has grown in the region? (Ch 5)

• population
• the water supply
• land area
• small family farms

The United States exports the most goods to which two countries? (Ch 5)

• Brazil and Canada
• Mexico and Canada
• China and Canada
• Mexico and China

What are four advantages of NAFTA (USMCA)? (Ch 5)

• Trade has tripled with the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• Greater trade increased economic output
• U.S. oil imports from Mexico cost less because NAFTA got rid of tariffs.
• NAFTA lowered prices for consumers.
• Loss of US jobs to factories in Mexico.

What are four disadvantages of NAFTA (USMCA)? (Ch 5)

• Loss of U.S. jobs.
• Kept wages low for American workers.
• The new factories harmed the environment of Mexico.
• NAFTA put Mexican farmers out of business.
• Increased trade between U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

Over harvesting of lumber in the western United States contributed to what major environmental problem? (Ch 5)

• erosion
• desertification
• wildfires
• desalination

During the 1950s, the U.S. and Canada built locks between the Great Lakes and into the St. Lawrence River, which are known as what? (Ch 4)

• the St. Lawrence Seaway
• the Erie Canal
• the Mighty Mississippi
• the Gulf Stream