Fact quiz- geo

1776

13 colonies declare independence: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (I will ask you to select from a list of current states)

1819

florida purchase

1803

Louisiana Purchase - all land between Mississippi and Rockies not controlled by Spain. Doubled size of US

1845

texas annexation

1848

Mexican Cession (end of Mexican American War) - know the general area that gets added

1898

annexation of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines (End of Spanish American War)

1959

last two states added to US: Hawaii and Alaska

economic activity

most counties are nonspecialized. Manufacturing is clustered in Midwest and South. Farming is centered in great plains, mining is centered in Rockies, Texas (oil) and Appalachia (coal)

population density

NJ is most dense. Largest cities are NY, LA, Chicago, Houston. Be able to locate them on a map

Southern border

geographic feature: Rio Grande. States: CA, AZ, NM, TX, LA, MS, AL, FL

Northern border

geographic feature: Great Lakes. States: WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, WI, MI, OH, PA, NY, VT, NH, ME

Western Border

Geographic feature: Pacific Ocean. States: WA, OR, CA

Eastern border

geographic feature: Atlantic Ocean. States: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL

mountains

west to east: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, Appalachian

plains

west to east: Great basin, Great Plains, Coastal Plains

rivers

west to east: Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi (largest), Ohio

bodies of water

what oceans, gulfs, and great lakes do we touch? pacific, atlantic, artic oceans; gulf of mexico/america; Super Man Helps Every One (West to East: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario)

indigenous nations

be able to find on map: cahokia, cherokee, iroquois, wampanoag, tuscorora