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Continental divide in the Rockies separates the flow of water to the Pacific or the eastern United United States T/F

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True

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The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanic eruptions on the sea floor T/F

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True

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Do United States like significant deposits of fossil fuel

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False

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How did the Great Lakes form

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By glacier basin filling with water

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What region of Florida providing rich habitats for variety of animals and plants species is threatened by environmental degration

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Everglades

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Why is the environmental condition of the Gulf of Mexico important to the US economy?

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Commercial fishing provides jobs and domestic food sources for Americans

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What US state includes areas that have some arctic climates that supports a variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, wolves, and Bobcats

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Alaska

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Why is the United States one of the most technically diverse countries in the world?

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Centuries immigrants have arrived from many different different countries

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What effect did the 2008 economy downturn in the United States have on the global economy?

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Other countries also suffered financial distress

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Because of its immigration history _____ in the United States

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Many different religions are practiced

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How was geography important to the colonial New England

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It has excellent natural harbor and an abundant supply of timber

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____ automobiles, cause less environmental damage in traditional automobiles because they Use fuel made from corn and other organic sources

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Biofuel

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A win turbine is a source of _____ energy

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Renewable

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What is Hayes caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollutions

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Smog

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What is an environmental problem in the United States because it corroded stone and metal buildings damages crops and Pollutes the soil

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Acid rain

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Which two US states have the largest petroleum Reserves

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Alaska and Texas

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Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamp such as Florida Everglades?

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They provide habitats for great variety of Vegetation and wildlife

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Why were the first factories in the United States located along the fall line in the north east

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The waterfalls provided power for factories

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What are the great plains of the United States

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The flat landscape East the Rocky Mountains

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Since the 1960s, the population of the manufacturing belt has declined while the number of businesses moving to the _____ has increased

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Sunbelt

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What joint United States Canadian project reduced pollution in the nausea river, and encourage the construction of Waste water treatment plants

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The Great Lakes water quality agreement

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California Silicon Valley, Seattle, Washington, and Austin, Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the

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High tech industry

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What is the area of between the Pacific ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect

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The Columbia Plateau

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How did the level of available natural mineral resources affect Industrialization In the United states

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It’s speeded industrialization because the country has abundant and easy access to mineral resources

25
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Why did the 13 colonies fight a war for independence from Britain?

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To escape Britain’s taxes and limit on colonist freedoms

26
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Is it important to conserve fossil fuels because they are?

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Nonrenewable energy resources sorry my hair was in your face

27
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What was the series of safe houses that help thousands of African-Americans escape slavery before the Civil War

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Underground Railroad

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How do aqueducts help support California’s large population?

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Bringing freshwater from far

29
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NAFT Has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by

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Encouraging rapid industrial growth in the region

30
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What region did the largest population of foreign born residents live in the United States today immigrate

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Latin American

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