Key - Study Guide US.2a-c
Name __________________________________ Block: ____
Date ______________________
 On this globe is it showing lines of longitude or latitude?
____________Latitudes_______________________
On this globe is it showing lines of longitude or latitude? 
_____________Longitudes________________
Using this map write, the coordinates intersecting (crossing)
on Mississippi’s Northern border.
_____35˚N, 90˚W_____________
Fill out the graphic organizer displaying the
physical features and climate of the Great
Plains.
Physical Features and
Climate of the Great Plains
Flatlands that rise gradually
from east to west
How did
the people’s perceptions and use of the Great Plains
change after the Civil War? ___New Technology, Treeless
Wasteland and after the CW a Vast Area to Settle_____
Land eroded by wind and
water
Identify which of the words in the box are the inventions
and which are the adaptations. Draw/Explain how it is used.
Low rainfall
Barbed Wire, Beef Cattle Raising, Dry Farming,
Railroads, Sod Houses, Steel Plows, Wheat Farming,
Windmills
Frequent dust storms
Adaptations
Inventions
(Name – Purpose/Helped)
(Name – Purpose/Helped)
Beef Cattle Raising
Great location to
raise cows for
slaughter
Barbed wire
Protection of
property
Dry Farming
Digging down deep into the
hard soil so the plant roots
can find water
Rail Road
Transportation became
huge - Transcontinental
Sod House
Using Sod (grass/dirt/roots)
like Legos to build a house
Steel Plow
Stronger metal that
could break up the tough
Plain soil
Wheat Farming
Plant that can
survive in dry
climates
Windmills
Used to bring water
out of the ground
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Study Guide for US 2a-c
How did advances in transportation link resources, products and markets?
Natural resources went to
Iron ore went to
____Eastern Factories ______________________
_______Sites of Steel Mills - Pittsburgh______________
Transported finished products to __________National Markets______________
What are some examples of manufacturing areas that were located near centers of
population?
Industry
State
Region
New England
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Textile
New England
Northeast
Steel
Pennsylvania
Northeast
Automobiles (Cars)
Michigan
Midwest
What is a “Center of Population?” _________Largely populated Cities______________
Name the following Cities’ Region and their State.
1. These cities are part of it: San Antonio, ___Texas__________
&
Santa Fe, ____New Mexico_______ is in the ___Southwest_______ Region
2. These cities are part of it: Juneau, ___Alaska______ &
Honolulu, ______Hawaii___________ is in the __Noncontiguous___ Region
3. These cities are part of it: Boston, ___Massachusetts___ New York, ___New York___
Pittsburgh & Philadelphia, __Pennsylvania__ is in the ____Northeast____ Region
4. These cities are part of it: Denver, ____Colorado______ &
Salt Lake City, ____Utah___________________ is in the __Western, Rocky Mountain Region
5. These cities are part of it: Atlanta, __Georgia___________
New Orleans, ___Louisiana____ & Washington D.C. is in the __Southeast___ Region
6. These cities are part of it: Seattle, ___Washington_______, San Francisco &
Los Angeles, ___California_____ is in the ______Pacific________ Region
7. These cities are part of it: Chicago, ___Illinois______ St. Louis, __Missouri_____ & Detroit,
______Michigan_______ is in the ____Midwest____ Region
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Key - Study Guide US.2a-c
Name regions of the US and Color the Map below to indicate the regions.
1. ____________________________________________ = Blue
2. ____________________________________________ = Red
3. ____________________________________________ = Yellow
4. ____________________________________________ = Orange
5. ____________________________________________ = Green
6. ____________________________________________ = Purple
7.
____________________________________________ = Pink
8.
Identify the Important Cities of Each Region by placing a Star on the map at its approximate location.
Northeast: New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Southeast: Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New Orleans
Midwest: Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit
Southwest: San Antonio, Santa Fe
Western (Rocky Mountains): Denver, Salt Lake City
Pacific: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
Noncontiguous: Juneau, Honolulu
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