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Farming that takes place on large scale farms with modern technology and owned by big companies.
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What is Agribusiness?
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Commercial Farming is a synonym for this.
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An area in which people of many cultures have settled.
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What is a Multicultural Region?
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The U.S.A. as a Melting Pot of Cultures
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A large depression formed after a major eruption and collapse of a volcanic mountain.
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What is a Caldera?
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Crater Lake in Oregon is one.
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A narrow arm of land attached to a larger region.
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What is a Panhandle?
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Something you hold a hot pot with.
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An area near a tectonic plate boundary where molten magma from Earth's mantle rises under pressure through the crust
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What is a hot spot?
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extreme heat in a specific area
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The Pacific States of the U.S.A.
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What are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, & Washington?
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Include 3 contiguous states, 1 peninsula, and a group of volcanic islands.
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The Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet and slip past each other causing a fault line.
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What is the San Andreas Fault?
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Pacific earthquake zone.
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This California city was founded in 1781 as a Spanish mission. It has problems with its infrastructure, smog, & frequent earthquakes.
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Where is Los Angeles?
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Santa Anna winds & dry climate cause frequent brush fires = forest fires.
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The tallest mountain in Alaskan Range and in North America.
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What is Mount McKinley or Mount Denali?
p. 165 |
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This state was purchased from Russia in 1867 by U.S. Secretary of State, William H. Seward for $7.2 Million.
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What is Alaska?
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Known as "Seward's Folly" but became Seward's Fortune.
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This state's volcanic soils and tropical climate produce sugarcane and pineapples.
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Where is Hawaii?
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Settled by Polynesians from S. Pacific in 4th C. Later taken over by plantation owners, missionaries and political exploitation as a U.S. naval base. Gained statehood in 1959.
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This state has a high cost of living due to its Trade Deficit ( imports 80% of all materials, energy, & food)
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What is Hawaii?
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Has high population density, 70% of population lives in and around capital of Honolulu, Oahu.
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A depression formed after a major eruption and collapse of a volcanic mountain. It filled with water forming a lake.
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What is Crater Lake?
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An Oregon Caldera and Lake which formed around 6,000 yrs. ago.
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The economies of these two states depend on open trade agreements and friendly relations with Pacific Rim of Nations.
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Where is Oregon and Washington?
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Seattle's exports grew by 200% and 120% from 1990 to 1996.
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This river drains a major basin, is the nation's largest producer of hydroelectric power and irrigates eastern Washington.
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What is the Columbia River?
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Largest river that flows into the Pacific Ocean.
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