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1
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A very old mountain range that has been weathered down

A

Appalachian mountains

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2
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Piedmont

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Region of rolling hills

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3
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Interior plains

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Vast plains that make up most of the US west of the Appalachians all the way to the Rocky Mountains

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4
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Receding glaciers

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Glaciers that are melting

Great Lake were made from these

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5
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What are the 5 Great Lakes

A 
Superior 
Michigan 
Huron
Erie
Ontario
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6
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Continental divide

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Runs along the crest of the Rockies

The line that marks the division of the flow of North American rivers

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7
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Basin

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A region that is surrounded by higher land

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8
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Highest point in North America

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Mount McKinley

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9
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How many different climate types does US have

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11

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10
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The west is what climate

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Dry

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11
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Southwest is what climate

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Desert

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12
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When did Europeans begin to settle in North America

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1500’s

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13
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Colony

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A territory controlled by people from a foreign country

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14
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How many colonies did England have in 1700’s

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13

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15
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Plantations

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Large farms that grow mainly one crop to sell

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16
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Many plantations in the south produced

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Cotton or tobacco

17
Q

When did slavery end

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In 1865 by the Civil War

18
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When did US buy Alaska from Russia

A

1867

19
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American citizens have

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Many rights and responsibilities

20
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New England states

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Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

21
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New England has

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A short growing season and rocky terrain limit farming

22
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What is a good economy in New England

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Fishing off the coast

23
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Second growth forests

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Trees that cover an area that have already been cut

24
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Where is a major coal mining area

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West Virginia and Pennsylvania

25
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Megalopolis

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String of cities that grown together

26
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One Megalopolis has the cities

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Boston 
New York
Philadelphia 
Baltimore 
Washington
27
Q

Where is one of the best farming regions in the world

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Midwest

28
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Midwest is known as

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Corn belt which stretches from Ohio to Nebraska

29
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What is a belt in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan

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Dairy belt

30
Q

What does Chicago have

A

Busy water port

31
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What is a belt stretching from ND to Texas

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Wheat belt

32
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Center pivot irrigation system

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A wheel system that moves in a circle

33
Q

Strip mining

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When you strip away the rock and soil to find mineral

34
Q

What percent of US people live in California

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10%

35
Q

Alaska’s economy is largely based on

A

Oil
Forests
Fish

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