Match the letters on the map with the locations listed below.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Missouri River | arrow_right_alt | A |
Kansas City | arrow_right_alt | B |
Colorado | arrow_right_alt | C |
Seattle | arrow_right_alt | D |
Rio GrandeOregon | arrow_right_alt | E |
Oregon | arrow_right_alt | F |
Texas | arrow_right_alt | G |
Las Vegas | arrow_right_alt | H |
San FranciscoSan | arrow_right_alt | I |
Montana | arrow_right_alt | J |
The United States EAST of the Mississippi is much drier than the Western part of the country.
Plate Tectonics are active along the Pacific Coast.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Colorado River | arrow_right_alt | This is an enormous salt-water ocean that borders the West Coast of the United States and includes ports in San Diego, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Valdez, and Honolulu. |
Lake Mead | arrow_right_alt | This body of water borders Louisiana and Texas and includes ports in New Orleans and Houston. |
Lake Tahoe | arrow_right_alt | The largest salt lake in the Americas, this lake changes in size because of evaporation. |
Missouri, Platte, Kansas, Arkansas, and Rio Grande Rivers
| arrow_right_alt | This lake is located high in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is a popular place for boating and other types of water recreation. |
Great Salt Lake | arrow_right_alt | This lake was formed when the Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River. It is also a popular recreation area. |
Snake and Willamette Rivers
| arrow_right_alt | One of the most important rivers west of the Mississippi, this river begins in the Rocky Mountains and flows south and west to empty into the Gulf of California. |
Gulf of Mexico | arrow_right_alt | Located north of the Colorado River, this river flows from the mountains into the Pacific Ocean. |
Columbia River | arrow_right_alt | These two rivers run westward and feed into the Columbia River. |
Pacific Ocean | arrow_right_alt | These five rivers flow eastward, and four of them empty into the Mississippi River. |
The United States west of the Mississippi River has a common climate.
Because of the rain shadow caused by coastal mountain ranges, areas
to the east are drier than the areas to the west of the mountains.
The Great Plains has three different climate types: semi-arid, humid
continental, and humid subtropical.
Alaska has mostly cool and cold climates with temperatures warmer in
the north and colder in the south.
The climate in Hawaii is mostly warm and dry.
Explain in your own words what a Chinook Wind is.
