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31 Cards in this Set
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U.S. and Canada have a variety of what?
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landforms
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A broad what runs along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts.
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lowland
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Interior lowlands include the Canadian Shield, the Central Lowlands and the what?
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Great Plains
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Highland areas include the _______________ Mountains in the east and the _____________ Mountains and Pacific ranges in the west.
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Appalachian
Rocky |
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Dry basins and high_____________are found between these ranges.
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plateaus
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The United States and Canada have numerous freshwater ___________ and rivers.
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lakes
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What are the world's largest group of freshwater lakes?
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Great Lakes
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What river flows 2,350 miles, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico?
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Mississippi
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What in the Rockies determines the direction that the river flows.
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Continental Divide
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Energy resources and raw materials have made it possible for the U.S. and Canada to develop _____________ economies.
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industrial
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Oil, natural gas, and __________ are major energy resources; rivers and lakes also provide _________________
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coal
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Rich _____________ in parts of the U.S. and Canada allows farming, and _____________ provide for a timber industry.
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soil
forests |
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Coastal waters support fishing industries, but recently ________________ has become a problem.
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overfishing
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Tundra and what are found in the northern parts of Alaska and Canada?
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subarctic
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The tundra climate prevents the growth of what and most plants?
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trees
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The area from Southern Alaska to northern California has a what climate of mild temperatures and much rainfall.
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Marine West Coast
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Southern California has a what climate of warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
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Mediterranean
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The inland West has a what climate of hot summers, mild winters, and little rainfall.
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desert
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Rockies experience a what climate?
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Steppe
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Plains receive enough rainfall to support prairie grasses and what?
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grains
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The northeastern U.S. and Canada have a what climate?
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humid continental
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The southeastern United States has a ______________ climate.
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humid subtropical
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Both climates have a variety of what?
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forests
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It is much___________in the northeast than in the southeast in the winter.
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colder
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Tropical areas are found in Southern Florida and _____________.
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Hawaii
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_____________are wind storms with funnel-shaped clouds that often touch ground.
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Tornados
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Tornados occur more in the _____________United States than anywhere else in the world.
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Central
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What are wind systems that form in tropical areas?
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Hurricanes
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Hurricanes strike along the __________coast and Gulf of Mexico.
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South East Atlantic
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_____________combine high winds with heavy snow that limits visibility.
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Blizzards
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Earthquakes tend to occur along the ___________coast.
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Pacific
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