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| The largest mountain chain in the U.S. that extends 3,000 miles from Canda, Through the U.S. and into Mexico. (Creates the continental divide) |
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The second largest mountain chain in the U.S. that extends 1,500 miles from Canada into the (goes through
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| The lowland prairie area that lies west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River |
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| A lowland prairie that lies east of the Rockies and West of the Mississippi River |
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| The flat, lowland area that borders the east coast othe U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico, which extends north along the Mississippi River |
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| Gulf/Atlantic Coastal Plains |
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| The world's largest group of freshwater lakes |
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| Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior (HOMES) |
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| The second largest and longest river in the U.S., which drains about 40 percent of the U.S.'s water supply |
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| The two major rivers in the U.S., which are tributaries of the Mississippi River |
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| farming, including growing crops and raising livestock |
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| the organized action of making goods and servives in order to sell them to the public |
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| the development of manufacturing in an economy |
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| balancing the needs of an environment,community, and economy against one another |
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| a loss of forest cover in aregion |
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| how did the design of the Cosa Riconanda Kiva help th Anasazi read the seasons? |
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| The Kiva was designed and built so that the Sun shines through the Northeast opening onthe longest day of the summer, June 21 |
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| a number of cities and suburbs that blend into one very large urban area. (examples are Washington D.C., New York City, Boston, and Philladelphia |
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| to travel regurarly to and from a place, particulary to and from a job |
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| Why was this important to their survival? |
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| The position of the sun told them when to plant and harvest their crops and when to get ready for dry seasons |
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| What was the sequence of events that occured as a result of the warning ride of Paul Revere in April of 1775? |
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| 1. The minute men confront the regulars at Lexington Green, Massachusetts 2. 100s of Minutemen fight regulars again in Concord on a bridge crossing 3.regulars retreat for boston 4.minutemen ambush regulars 5.dead,missing,or wounded 270 regulars |
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| how many people live in n.y.c? |
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| more than 8 billion people |
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| how does the population density of the northeast compare with other densitities of other regions of the country |
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| even though the northeast regionn is smallest by area it has the highest population density |
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| how does population density affect the ways people live and work? |
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| in big cities there are more apartments and less houses, there are more jobs in big cities, and there are different ways to commute |
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| what city was the main port of entry for european immigrants in the 1800's? |
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| why might immigrants have chosen to live in the northeast? |
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| there are more jobs in the northeast and it is close to the atlantic coast |
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| how have immigrants affected the culture of the northeast? |
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| as a result its very crowded and diversed |
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