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10 Cards in this Set
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Name the 8 regions from east to west.
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Coastal plains, Appalachian mountains, interior lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, basin & range, and coastal range.
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Which region has rolling flatlands, rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills?
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Interior lowlands.
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Definition of continent.
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Large land masses that are surrounded by water. (Asia and Europe are not surrounded by water on all sides. They are called Eurasia.)
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Name the 5 oceans.
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Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, pacific, and southern.
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What is the smallest continent?
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Australia.
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Which region has long sandy beaches?
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Coastal plain
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What river was the gateway to the west?
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Ohio river.
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Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along this body of water. What body of water is it?
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Great Lakes
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What body of water forms part of the northeastern border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
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St Lawrence river.
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Does the prime meridian measure 0 degrees longitude or latitude?
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Longitude.
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