Geography Calvert block 5
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- What is the body of water that borders the Texas and Louisiana coast?
- The Gulf of Mexico
- What is the busiest inland waterway in the U.S.?
- The Mississippi
- What forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
- The Rio Grande River
- Where is the world's largest sources of oil?
- Under the plains of Texas.
- What is a Geologist?
- A scientist who studies the earth's surface and rock layers beneath the surface.
- Which South Central region has the busiest seaport?
- New Orleans
- What are the Bad Lands?
- A dry wasteland with mountains in South Dakota.
- What are the 3 major rivers in the North Central region?
- The Ohio, Missouri, and the Mississippi Rivers.
- What are the 4 great lakes in the North Central region?
- Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie
- What are some uses for oil?
- It's made into gasoline, fuel oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, camp stoves, thinning paints, dissolving grease, asphalt, lubricants, and petrochemicals.
- Why is winter wheat important?
- It helps with prevent soil erosion.
- Why were the North Central states group together?
- Most of the states are plains and they have farming.
- Why is corn important to the North Central Region?
- Field corn is used for animal feed. Corn is made into corn flour or cornmeal, corn syrup, corn oil, used as a sweetener(dextrose). Can be made into gasohol, shellac, varnish, and plastics. Cornstalks provide shielter and food for wild animals. Corncobs and cornstalks are used to make fiberboard and paper.
- What are 3 agricaulture-related industries in North Central region?
- Farming, dairy industry, and meat-packing.