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Unit 3 Study Guide
Review of Unit 1 (Regions)
List the states located in the
Noncontiguous region.
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List and be able to identify on a map the
cities in the Midwest region.
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List and be able to identify on a map the
states located in the Southwest region.
(What is our clue??)
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What region are the states of California,
Washington, and Oregon located in? Be
able to find them on a map.
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Using the map, identify each region.
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7.(the one that is missing)
Unit 3 (Westward Expansion)
Reasons to Move
Describe the transcontinental railroad.
List the 5 reasons for westward
expansion.
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List the 7 adaptations/inventions used
that made life easier on the Great Plains.
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Describe each!
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Why didn’t people build log cabins on the
Great Plains?
Describe the function of the windmill.
Why was the Great Plains a great location
for raising beef cattle?
Unit 3 (Westward Expansion)
Reasons to Move
Treeless wasteland : (is to) Great Plains
before new technology
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_________?_________: (is to) Great
Plains after new technology.
Of all the new inventions, which one
changed the landscape of the West?
Describe the climate of the Great Plains.
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Unit 3 (Westward Expansion)
Movement of Resources
Transportation linked __________,
______________, and ______________.
Place the following events in order:
1. Finished products are shipped to
markets.
2. Factories make a finished product.
3. Natural resources are shipped to
factories.
4. Factories receive natural resources.
Were advancements in transportation
important to the city of Pittsburgh? Why
or why not?
Unit 3 (Westward Expansion)
Movement of Resources
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Identify the manufacturing areas on the
map and name the industry that they are
known for. (Use your sports team clues!
GO STEELERS!)
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Because of advances in transportation
natural resources were moved from the
West to __________ ______________.
Unit 3 (Westward Expansion)
Impact on American Indians
What opinion did Geronimo, Chief
Joseph, and Sitting Bull all have in
common about westward expansion?
Describe the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who was involved?
What happened?
Define: Reservation
Who stated, “I will fight no more forever”?
Unit 3 (Westward Expansion)
Impact on American Indians
What Apache warrior led periodic raids to
demonstrate his view of westward
expansion?
Describe the Battle of Wounded Knee.
Who was involved?
What happened?
Define: Assimilation
Assimilation attempts and lifestyle
changes (like the reduction of the buffalo)
are both examples of: _______________.