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20 Cards in this Set
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township
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The smallest organizational unit of local government in New England states.
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timberline
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The altitude of a mountain system above which trees do not grow.
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alpine zone
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The zone above the timberline that is too cold for trees to grow.
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notch
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An opening through a mountain (also GAP and PASS)
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megalopolis
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A combination of several metropolitan areas that have grown together ; similar terms include METROPOLIS and MEGACITY.
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anthracite coal
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A hard coal with a high carbon content that burns with little smoke.
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truck farming
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The raising and selling of vegetables and fruits for their special uses.
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panhandle
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The narrow strip of a state that extends deep into the continent (spec., Maryland)
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bituminous coal
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Soft coal that occurs frequently and is of varying quality.
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barrier island
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An island that lies near the coast and is created by silt deposits.
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bayou
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A swampy area along slow-moving, meandering streams and rivers of the Gulf Coastal Plain, especially in the Mississippi Delta.
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Cajuns
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Residents of Louisiana whose ancestors were French refugees from an area of Maine and Canada known as Acadia.
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Creole
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A language that mixes French and African words and is spoken by Haitians; or a person with Spanish ancestry who was born in South America.
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till plain
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Flat to gently rolling areas of deep fertile soil left by glaciers.
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prairie
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Rolling plains with high grasses.
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drift
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Deep soil deposited by glaciers.
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bluffs
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A steep riverbank or cliff.
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unicameral
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Having one chamber or house, as in the legislature of a government.
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bicameral
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Having two chambers or houses, as in the legislature of a government.
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Mormonism
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A religion founded by Joseph Smith that claims to have revelation beyond that given in the Bible.
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