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WK 40, ESS, Assignment 10, Chapter 5, Lesson 1, Bodies of water and Climate: 151-154

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Question 1
1.

Match the letters on the map with the locations listed below.

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Kansas City
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Rio GrandeOregon
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Oregon
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San FranciscoSan
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Texas
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Missouri River
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Las Vegas
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Seattle
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Montana
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Colorado
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Question 2
2.

The United States EAST of the Mississippi is much drier than the Western part of the country.

Question 3
3.

Plate Tectonics are active along the Pacific Coast.

Question 4
4.
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Snake and Willamette Rivers
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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.
Pacific Ocean
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This body of water borders Louisiana and Texas and
includes ports in New Orleans and Houston.
Great Salt Lake
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The largest salt lake in the Americas, this lake
changes in size because of evaporation.
Columbia River
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This lake is located high in the Sierra Nevada
mountain range. It is a popular place for boating
and other types of water recreation.
Lake Mead
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This lake was formed when the Hoover Dam was
built on the Colorado River. It is also a popular
recreation area.
Lake Tahoe
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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.
Missouri, Platte, Kansas, Arkansas, and Rio Grande Rivers
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Located north of the Colorado River, this river flows
from the mountains into the Pacific Ocean.
Colorado River
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These two rivers run westward and feed into the
Columbia River.
Gulf of Mexico
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These five rivers flow eastward, and four of them
empty into the Mississippi River.
Question 5
5.

The United States west of the Mississippi River has a common climate.

Question 6
6.

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.

Question 7
7.

The Great Plains has three different climate types: semi-arid, humid
continental, and humid subtropical.

Question 8
8.

Alaska has mostly cool and cold climates with temperatures warmer in
the north and colder in the south.

Question 9
9.

The climate in Hawaii is mostly warm and dry.

Question 10
10.

Explain in your own words what a Chinook Wind is.