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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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The Appalachian mountains form this divide where waters that flow east end up in the Atlantic and waters that flow west end up in the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, or the gulf.

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Eastern Continental Divide

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The Rockies form this divide, where waters that flow east end up in the Mississippi River and gulf and waters that flow to the west end up in the Pacific Ocean

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Western Continental Divide

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Storms that move from the northeast over the North Atlantic

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Nor’easter

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Fierce Storms that develop off the coast of Africa, head across the Atlantic, and through the Caribbean towards the eastern seaboard

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Hurricanes

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Area where a river breaks into waterfalls

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Fall line

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The study of characteristics of people in a particular place or a segment of the population

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Demographics

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A place with a population of 50,000 or more

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Urban areas

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Country areas where population is less

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Rural areas

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An area between rural and urban areas

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Suburbs

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Area from the Carolinas to California with greatest population increase

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Sun belt

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A part of land separated from the rest of its country by water or another country (Alaska)

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Fragmented state

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Wind pattern that flows across the northwest coast

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Japanese current

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A representative state government that has both individual state governments and a national government that share power

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Federal republic

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System that ensures the independence of a country’s legislative,executive, and judicial functions

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Separation of power

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An economic system where individuals own most of the companies and compete with each other to earn money

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Free enterprise capitalism

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Foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Extends from Maine to Alabama

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Piedmont

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Highest point in North America

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Mount McKinley

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Only Great Lake completely in the US

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Lake Michigan

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River that separates US from Mexico

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Rio Grande

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West of the Appalachian. Fertile rolling hills & prairies. Mississippi River

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Central plains

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Sandy plains along the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico

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Coastal Plains

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Lowland area between the Rockies and pacific coast. Nevada and Utah. Deep canyons.

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The Great Basin

23
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Plains that begin at 98th meridian and stretch to Rocky Mountains. Grassy flatlands

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Great Plains

24
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Sierra Nevada in California , Cascade Mountains in Oregon, Coastal Ranges along Pacific Shore

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Pacific Mountain Ranges

25
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Mountains that extend from eastern Canada to Alabama

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Appalachian mountains

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Mountains west of the Great Plains. National parks, ski resorts

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Rocky Mountains

27
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Tallest mountains in Rockies (14, 433 feet in elevation)

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Mount Elbert

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Active volcano in Washington state’s Cascade Mountains

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Mount St Helens

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Freedom, equality, individualism, and growth

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America’s 4 core values

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America’s greatest resource

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Its people

31
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How long is the US Canada border?

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3,987

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Which event forced a tightening of the border?

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September 11

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Leading trading partners of US

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Mexico and Canada

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Direction of the prevailing winds in US

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West to east

35
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Life expectancy in US

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78.49 years

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Birth rate in US

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13.7 per 1000 people

37
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Headquarters for US military in pacific

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Hawaii

38
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Greatest population growth in US

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Sun belt

39
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We hold the truths to be self evident-that all men are created equal

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Declaration of Independence

40
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3 branches of government

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Legislative, executive, and judicial

41
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US GDP per capita

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$49,800 per capita

42
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US GDP

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$15.66 trillion

43
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Example of freedom

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Pilgrims and puritans

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Example of equality

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Declaration of Independence- all men are equal

45
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Example of Individualism

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Martin liter shifted focus to an individual’s relationship with God

46
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Example of growth

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The industrial revolution in US

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