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15 Cards in this Set
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What city does three million people live and it's on Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
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What city is the nation's largest inland port. Also the largest city in Missouri.
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St. Louis
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The capital of the Mormon state. Located on a well-known lake.
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Salt Lake City
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The "mile-High City" located on the western edge of the great Plains.
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Denver
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What is the largest port city on Lake Erie. It handles coal and iron.
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Cleveland
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What is the largest city in Wisconsin. Also a major port on Lake Michigan.
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Milwaukee
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The capital of Iowa and a chief center for trade.
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Des Moines
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What is the Continental Divide?
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A high ridge dividing rivers or streams that flow to oposite sides of a continent. In the U.S. it's the Rocky Mountains.
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What is a rain shadow.
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The condition of dryness that occurs in places that are on the protected side of high mountains.
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What city is between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. It's known for automobile industry.
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Detroit
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What is the capital of Arizona?
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Phoenix
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Capital of Ohio and a center for making aircraft, appliances, and mining equipment.
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Columbus
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Why is the Colorado River important?
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It supplies water and hydroelectric power to people in seven states.
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Who are the Navajo?
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One of several tribes of Indians living in the Mountain West. The Navajo reservation is the largest in the U.S.
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What problems happens with strip mining?
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It destroys the land. Without topsoil and plants the earth erodes. Few plants can grow in poor soil. Large areas of land becomes unsightly and of little value.
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