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| _ division 1 hockey teams (all other sports have _ team) |
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| Most __ state of the continental states |
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| olymipic hockey coach USA, miracle on ice 1980 |
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| minnesota location in USA |
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central / middle of country
midwest / north central |
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Year became state
# largest state in the union
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1858
12th Largest
Largest in midwest |
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| Dakota Indian Word Meanings |
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| Minne = water, Sota = sky |
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| fresh body of water encompassing at least 10 acres of water |
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| # of lakes in 1930, 1970, 2000, recently |
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1930 - 1,931
1970 - 12,034
2000 - 11,842
recently - 11,842 |
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| MN has over __ lakes and ponds |
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over a million arces of open water
northeast
over 2,000 lakes
biggest in USA, known world wide |
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biggest lake in world
MN has north shore |
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Located in very tip of MN in Canada
Over 1 million acres
14,000 islands |
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| on border with Canada in middle |
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Not shared
biggest lake inside MN
Northwest corner
Indians/ __ __ nation |
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Not Shared
second largest in MN
spirit lake - sacred |
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3rd Largest lake IN MN
North central |
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| Few miles from Leech Lake |
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agreed to purchase large amount of land and put large state park
iron muining
Northeastern |
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3 way continental divide
center of country |
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Hibbing MN
Mississippi R.- flows south to gulf mex.
Great Lakes - east to atlantic ocean
Rainy River - north to hudson river |
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Longest river in MN
Seperates East & West
"Great American River"
Have alot with complete domain in MN
Starts in Itasca - headwaters
a border river
MN birthplace of river
MN has most faces/differences of river |
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Completely in MN
starts in SW - big stone lake
Flows south to mankato than North into mississippi/mindona
"V" in MN valley
large heritage |
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west of Red Lake
flows directly North
divides MN and Dakotas
border river
Massive Flood put on map nationally |
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Starts in Northern Wisconsin
Border to MN and WI
flows into mississippi |
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flows south into Lake Superior
Part border MN and WI
wide & deep, ocean boats can use |
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Border MN and Canada
extreme northeast corner |
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| highest waterfall (120 ft) in MN & midwest |
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in duluth
bunch of little falls |
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2nd tallest (75 ft)
South of pigeon falls
North of Gooseberry Falls |
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Minneapolis
1st known for beauty
now looks like a dam / man made |
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