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9 Cards in this Set
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Silicon Valley
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the third - largest U.S. high - tech center after New York and Washington D.C. Located in California.
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Manufacturing Belt
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an area extending east from the Great Lakes, without their major economic basis.
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Wheat/Corn Belt
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Wheat Belt - wheat is grown in the Prairie Provinces in Canada and the Great Plains of the U.S.
Corn Belt - stretches from Ohio to Nebraska, and also in Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. |
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Ohio River
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stretches along the bottom of Ohio and has dense population and road systems.
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Trans - Canada Highway
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a network of roads that stretches for 4, 860 miles.
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Global Economy
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the merging of economies in which countries are interconnected and become dependent on one another for goods and services.
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Tariffs
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taxes, on imports, thus raising the price of U.S. products and reducing their sales abroad.
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Rio Grande
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has rapid industrial growth which is threatening the environment.
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Alaska
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global warming is thinning the ice and has forced caribou, polar bears, and seals to move farther north.
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