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most communities on the appalachian plateau are located?
-slopes of steep hills? -high elevations overlooking stream valleys -small spaces in stream valleys |
in small spaces in stream valleys
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Original vegetation for most of Indiana consisted primarily of?
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deciduous forests
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Climate in california?
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precipitation increases as you go north
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majority of corn in US are used for?
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livestock feed
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outmigration from the South during and after world war I was primarily to
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northern industrial urban areas
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majority of coal mines in the appalachians are of which variety
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strip mines
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which region has the highest poverty rates?
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MEXamerica
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dominant soil type in inland south?
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ultisols
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which state has a large artesian spring system due to its karst alndscape?
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Florida
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The US's strategic oil reserve is stored in the coastal south in
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salt domes
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a groin is...?
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a barrier to stop erosion of beaches
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Albuquerque, NM sits in a valley of the Rio Grande tat was created as a?
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rift valley
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which group of people settled the Appalacians by migrating down the Great Valley
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Scot irish
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Which state is leading producer of poultry; 1 out of ever 12 jobs?
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Arkansas
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in the last two decades, north carolina has risen to become a major producer of?
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hogs
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Southern indiana is a source of?
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limestone
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The original tall grass prairie of the Praire wedge, where deciduous forest should exist due to climatic conditions but do not is in?
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Illinois
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The mormons intended to create a vast mormon-controlled region encompassing much of utah,NV, AZ calling it...
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Mormonia
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which soils are most fertile?
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mollisols (great plains)
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cuestas are a prominent terrain feature of which region?
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Coastal south
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which type of soil would you you most expect to find in a desert
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aridisols
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baptists are most common in what region of US?
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inland south
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appalachian regional commission formed in 1965 sought out to
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improve highways to decrease isolation
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first annual okie noodling tournament was osted by
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bobs pig shop
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number one ag state in the country in terms of total value of ag production is
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California
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The mississippi delta is
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shrinking in size
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Wat river flow northward to hudson bay, and creates flooding from ice dams
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red river
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section of canadian shield that extends southward into nortern minnesota contains
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iron ore
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elevation across the great plains
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increase as you move westward
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the ogallala acquifer is
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shrinking
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dominant soil type in great plains
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mollisols
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rainfall in the great plains is the greatest in the
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east
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winter wheat is planted in the?
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fall, dormant in winter and harvested early summer
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Nascar article used what to assess the impact of expansion
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fan club memberships, driver hometowns, nasncar race locations
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treeline in the rocky mtns is lowest in what region?
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canadian rockies
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salinization in the intermontane west primarily comes from
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irrigation for crops
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some of the worlds largest deposits of oil, in the form of oil shale are found in which region?
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intermontane west
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the geographical center of north america is in
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north dakota
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the mercury used in the mining of gold in the sierra nevada came from
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mercury mines in the CALI central coast
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the western skopes of the sierra nevadas have spectacular canyons, such as Yosemite, because of
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glacial erosion
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yellowstone is the result of a
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volcanic caldera
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which of the rocky mtn terrain subdivisions contains the highest elevations above sea level
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southern rockies
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article on mountain west argued switv from primary economica activities to service based is b/c of
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immigration and resultant population growth
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histosol soils, which contain large amounts of organic matter and nitrogen, are primarily found in
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the everglades
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uranium mioning on the navajo reservation
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has been banned by the navajo nation
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te pueblo people have been able to retain much of their traditional culture b/c
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they were able to remain on ancestral lands
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which region has the highest percentage of the population being elderly
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great plains
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what advanced native american civilizations existed in New Mexico from700 AD until 1200?
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Anasazi
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in what year did the spanish settle new mexico?
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1598
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Whic of following mountain ranges is of more recent origin?
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rocky mtns
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which soils are reddish, and geogaphy?
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ultisols- southern coast
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piedmont and coastal plain are separated by what?
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the fall line
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which mtn range runs the length of vermont?
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Green Mountains
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the physical and chemical erosion break down of rock is called?
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weatering
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the palte boundary where tectonic plates come together and create volcanic mtns is?
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convergent
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what facilitated NYC's access to the interior of the US giving it an advantage over other cities in Megalopolis?
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opening of the eerie canal
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85% of Canadians who spoke Frenc as their first language live i what province?
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Quebec
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Philadelphia is located on which river?
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Delaware RIver
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Delmarva peninsula is best known for?
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poultry
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which valley with only 100 growing days is known for producing potatoes?
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aroostook valley and prince edward island
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what area in atlantic periphery known for dairying?
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Lake Champlain lowland
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Boston has seen a recent growth in which industry?
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high technology
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current us population is?
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300 million
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which of the following boroughs of New York is on the continental mainland?
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the bronx
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continentality creates what climatic pattern?
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extreme temperatures
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IN 1970's-1980's, what were the principal sources for immigrants to the United States?
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Latin america and asia
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the adirondack mountains in New York are part of
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the canadian shield
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what promoted the emigration from the atlantic periphery?
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opening of westward lands and industry in southern new england
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what is a terminal moraine? an exmaple?
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rock left by glaciers, ended and dumped material; Cape cod and Long island
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What major city of megalopis not a fall line city
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boston
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according to lecture, the fastest growing group in the US during the 1990's was
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other or two or more races
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a landscape of weathered limestone is called
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karst landscape
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Break in bulk points
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are locations where goods are transferred from one transportation mode to another
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A functional region is
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a type of region centered on a node and exhibits distance decay
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the extent of the last glacial period made it as far south as
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the ohio river
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the deposition of eroded material is called
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sedimentation
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the normal lapse rate is
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3.6 ft per 1000 gained in elevation
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in article, zelinsky based his regions of the US on
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different prefixes for businesses in phonebooks
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what burough of NYC is nerve center? why?
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manhatten; bedrock can sustain sky scrapers
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Original rock underlying the Nort American continent is called the
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craton
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the Canadian sield is known for it's
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mineral wealth
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Canada's population?
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30 million
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Indigenous people of canada called
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first nations
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Majority of immigrants in the early 1900's came from
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southern and eastern europe
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for every 1200 basic jobs created in a community, how many non-basic are created?
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2400; 2:1
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virtually all growt in the US economy over the past 30 years has occured in which sector?
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3rd and 4th
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Which primary activity is important to the lake champlain lowland of vermont?
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dairying
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the head of canadian govt is
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the prime minister
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the outports of newfoundland have bee?
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decreasing in number due to govt. efforts
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the first european settlers of what we now call NYC were the
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Dutch
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Quebec has what kind of farming divisions? and what special use to the US?
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long lot farms//// hydroelectricity, albestos
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what percent of the US population resides in megalopis?
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17.5%
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What is "Fresh Kills"?
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an old dump, largest in world, closed in 2001
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Where does NYC ship its trash?
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Pennslyvannia
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New Jersey, the first state to be classified as completely urban, has a population density of...
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1000 people per mile
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Which religion is dominant in the Atlantic Periphery?
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protestantism
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heterolocalism is defined as?
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geographically dispersed immigrant communities that still maintain ethnic identity
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What is Ahupua'a?
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land managed in wedges (watersheds), with interrelationship of different enviroments (ride to reef)
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Most important economic activity of Hawaii today?
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tourism- 10 billion
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70% of Hawaii population is in what city?
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Honolulu, Oahu
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Breakdown of rock is called?
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weathering; glaciation, karst landscape, wind abrasion
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metallic minerals are associated with?
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metamorphic rock (compressed)
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Hawaii: Volcanic islands that are less rugged
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are active and younger
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Hawaii: older volcanic islands are
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dissected by erosion, rugged, extinct
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What creates white beaches?
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coral reefs
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thin lava is called? and moves how?
Characteristic of? |
malfic, oozes out, flows w/ less pressure
-Shield Volcano- more rounded |
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Thick lava is called?
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felsic, builds pressure
Stratovolcanoes (conical) |
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__% of species found no where else besides hawaii
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95%
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Biggest ethnic group in Hawaii today? Came in from?
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Asian/ planttion workers
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What family had ties to conspiracy of overthrowing govt?
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Dole family
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What island of Hawaii has main population and Military center w/ Pearl harbor?
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Oahu
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Fastest growing tourism island
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Kaui
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Old cattle ranch, now owned by the state for Native Hawaiians
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Nihau
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A former bombing range island?
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Kahoolawe
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Highest eastern hemisphere point?
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Mt. Mckinnley
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Do ocean plates go under or over a continental plate?
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Under
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Pacific Nortwest has what climate?
Vegetation? |
marine west coast/evergreen forests
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What Europeans first settled along Pacific Northwest coast?
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Russians
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Wat was first major industry in Pacific Nortwest?
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forestry
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Washington, oregon, CA account for how much of US total forestry?
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1/2
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What area in Pacific Northwest is known for dairying, vineyards?
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Willamete Valley
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Seattle is known for
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aerospace industry, high technology, began as logging town
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What city in Pac NW was a trans-canadian railroad termins, and now amin port to Asia with 1/3 of its population of Asian origin?
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Vancouver
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Dominant soil type of Far north
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spodosols
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Economic activities in far north
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mining and forestry
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Far north as reserves of what in ice?
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ice diamonds
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Evergaldes are filled with deep black mud called
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histosols
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Most visited national park?
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Smokey Mtns
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What region of US as 75% of US poultry?
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Inland South
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What region important prairie potholes for...?
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Great Plains has potholes important for flyaway fowl
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Winter wheat is grown where?
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Kansas
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Spring Wheat is grown where?
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North Dakota
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Predominant religion of Great Plains?
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Lutheran and Roman Catholic
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Only state that's recharging te ogalla acquifer?
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Nebraska w/sand dunes
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What city dubbed Porkopolis
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Cinncinati
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How Rocky mountains formed
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subduction zone with uplifting
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Which region has ample oil shale reserves?
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Rochy Mtns
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Predominant religion of Mexamerica?
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roman catholic
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The Coastal Zone in Cali has what three ranges
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transverse (e-w)
Coast range (n-s) Peninsular (n-s) |
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How many americans live in Cali?
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1 in 9
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Cali's economy is _th largest in world?
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7th
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Plural Society
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2 or more culture groups occupy the same region, but maintain the same cultural identity (canada w/Quebec)
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Melting Pot
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a region within the US composed of numerous ethnic groups who have formed a population now united by a common goal/shared culture
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Which state is 95% federally owned?
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Nevada
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a meandering river means the terrain is
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flat
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40% of US oil refineries are in?
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Texas
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What location acted as second ellis island?
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Galveston, Texas
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what was first cash crop in virginia?
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tobacco
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55%of all US electricity comes from?
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coal sources
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which indigenous group resides in inland south before europena settlement?
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Cherokee
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the average american lives in ?
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Peoria, Illinois
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1/3 rd of US population is in which region?
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Great Lakes/Corn belt
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soils in great lake/corn belt region
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west: mollisols
east: alfisols |
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original 13 states were formed using what technique?
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metes and bound- using visual markers
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township and range
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jefferson, divide land up from 36 square mile plots
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what product has most acreage in corn belt/great lakes?
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soybeans
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number one producer of steel?
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indiana
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five keys to manufacturing core
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raw materials, energy, transportation, markets, labor
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first natives of megalopolis area?
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iroquois
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silicon valley of east coast?
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boston
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what mountains in Quebec related to Appalacians?
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Gaspe mtns
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agricultural region of canada/quebec?
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st. lawrence lowland
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Quebec has largest ___ and____ in world...
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albestos mining and hydroelectricity
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What mountains run in New Hampshire?
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White mtns
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What mtns in New York
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Adirondacks
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vegetation in atlantic periphery is mainly
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mixed deciduous and evergreen- MOSTLY SECOND GROWTH
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what site of viking settlement?
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newfoundland
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what part of Atlantic Perip good for Agriculture?
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Prince edward island
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most important sea animal for at. perip.
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lobster
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Provide goods and service to the community is called
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non basic employment
-teachers, retailers, doctors |
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Basic employment is...
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set of activities that generate income from elsewhere
- tourism, auto industry, oil industry |
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US has cut down __% of original forests?
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95%
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European immigration
1885: 1910: |
-northern and western
-southern and eastern |
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The Bracero program effected immigration how?
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Brought foreign workers from 1942- 1964 during war
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most population growth in future will come from?
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immigration
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Majority of white group comes from?
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Germans
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native Americans live...
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1/3 on reservations and 50% in cities
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Temperature factors
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elevation, continental influence, lattitude
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Precipitation factors
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orographic effect, continental and maritime factors, atmospheric pressure belts
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