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Kentucky
These are some quick facts and vocabulary words that have to do with Kentucky.
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Geography
6th Grade
10/25/2010

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What is Kentucky known as?
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The Bluegrass State
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What is the capitol of Kentucky?
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Frankfort
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What is the largest city in Kentucky?
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Louisville Metro
Term
What is Kentucky's state bird?
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The Cardinal
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What is Kentucky's state plant?
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The Goldenrod
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What are some of Kentucky's industries?
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Manufacturing, Services, Government, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Retail Trade, Transportation, Wholesale Trade, Construction, Mining.
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What are some of Kentucky's resources?
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Tobacco, Horses, Cattle, Corn, Dairy Products.
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What are some of Kentucky's physical features?
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Lake Cumberland, Pine Mountain, Black Mountain, Little Sandy (river), Mt. Sterling.
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What are some of Kentucky's bordering states?
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Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois.
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Name several things that occurred in Kentucky's history.
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Mammoth cave is the longest cave system in the world. Pike County produce 1.33 billion tons of coal, more that any other county in the country.
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Name a culture fact.
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Scotch/Irish preserved in music and crafts.
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Define Confederacy
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(Noun) 1. Political Union 2. Group doing something unlawful together
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Define Bituminous Coal
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(Noun) 1. soft coal
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Define Rural
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(adj.) 1. outside city 2. typical of country 3. agricultural
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