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30 Cards in this Set
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What are the six states of the Upper South?
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Arkansas
Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia Virginia North Carolina |
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The business of carrying people or goods from one place to another?
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Transportation
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Memphis has been called
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"America's Distribution Center"
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A major center of activity?
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Hub
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Upper South farmers grow?
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Cotton
Tobacco Rice |
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Animals raised in the Upper South?
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Chickens
Cattle Horses |
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Which state is a leading producer of coal?
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West Virginia
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Appalachian folk culture includes
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Storytelling
Quilting Fiddle and Banjo music |
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Things to do in the Upper South
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Fishing
Rafting Hunt for Diamonds Hiking Music Festivals Graceland - home of Elvis Presley Colonial Williamsburg Mount Vernon - Home of George Washington Monticello - Home of Thomas Jefferson |
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High Point, North Carolina
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Furniture Capital of the World
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This is an important industry in the Piedmont region of the Upper South
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Textiles
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A place to exchange ideas and information in North Carolina
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Research Triangle Park
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Study something carefully to learn more about it
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Research
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The exchange of information
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Communication
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States of the Lower South
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Texas
Oklahoma Louisiana Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia South Carolina |
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A group that includes people who share the same culture
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Ethnic Group
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How many languages are spoken in the Houston area?
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More than 90
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The largest city in the South
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Houston, Texas
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Important Industries of Houston
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Oil
Texas Medical Center - world's largest medical center Johnson Space Center |
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A place to live that is mapped out ahead of time.
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Planned Community
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The Lower South has rural areas that include:
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Thick Forests
Ragged Coastlines Wetlands Open Plains Plateaus |
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All the states in the Lower South except Oklahoma are a major source of:
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Seafood, especially Shrimp
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Specific agricultual industries of the Lower South:
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Mississippi - Catfish Farms
Texas - Cattle Ranches Florida - Citrus Groves |
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A major industry of the Lower South due to the year-round mild climate?
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Tourism
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Lower South Recreation
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Swim, Raft, Hike, or Fish
South Carolina - Golf Florida - SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Disney World |
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Mississippi delta is the birthplace to this type of music?
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The Blues
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African American musicians in New Orleans, Louisiana developed _____ in the early 1900s.
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Jazz
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Space Research is done in many Lower South states
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Texas - Johnson Space Center
Florida - Kennedy Space Center Alabama - Marshall Space Center Mississippi - Stennis Space Center |
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Anything that makes something impure or dirty?
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Pollution
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Which state does alot of research on water pollution?
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Louisiana
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