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45 Cards in this Set
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Appalachian Mountains
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-From Canada to Alabama
-Subranges: White Mtns, Green Mtns, Adirondack Mtns, Allegheny Mtns, Blue Ridge/ Great Smokey Mtns, Hudson Highlands, Shawangunk Mtns, Catskills Mtns, Ramapo Mtns, Pocono Mtns -Barrier to western settlement |
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White Mountains
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New Hampshire
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Green Mountains
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Vermont
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Adirondack Mountains
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New York
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Allegheny Mountains
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PA, MD, WV
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Blue Ridge/ Great Smokey Mountains
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VA, TN, WV, KY, NC, GA, AL
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Ozark Mountains
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-MS, KS, OK, AR
-Subranges: St Francois Mtns, Boston Mtns |
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St Francois Mountains
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Missouri
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Boston Mountains
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Arkansas
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Rocky Mountains
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-From Canada to Mexico
-Subranges: Front Range, Big Horn Mtns, Wasatch Mtns, Bitterroot Range, San Juan Mtns -Barrier to western settlement -Source of mineral deposits: coal, gold, nickel, silver, platinum, tin, copper, uranium, lead |
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Front Range
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CO, WY
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Big Horn Mountains
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WY, MT
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Wasatch Mountains
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UT, ID
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Bitterroot Range
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MT, ID
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San Juan Mountains
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CO, AZ UT
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Cascade Mountains
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-WA, OR, Northern CA
-Mineral deposits -Active volcanoes -Lumber |
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Sierra-Nevada Mountains
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-Barrier to the settlement of CA
-Mineral rich |
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Coastal Range
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-Alaska down to California
-Mineral deposits -Lumber |
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Plateau
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-Areas of highland usually consisting of relatively flat terrain
-Usually rich in mineral deposits or provide areas of fertile soil for the growing of staple crops -Numerous plateaus have affected the development of the US |
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Allegheny Plateau
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-NY, OH, PA, WV, KY
-Good farmland (apples, wheat, corn) -Coal mines (PA, WV) |
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Cumberland Plateau
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-KY, TN, GA, AL
-Dairy farming -Oil, natural gas, coal |
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Piedmont Plateau
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-VA, WV, NC
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Ozark Plateau
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-MO, KS, OK, AR
-Coal -Not for farming |
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Colorado Plateau
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-UT, CO, AZ, NM
-Mineral deposits: coal, nickel, gold, silver, copper -Ranch lands |
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Columbia Plateau
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-WA, ID, OR, CA
-Farming -Ranching |
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Lowlands
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-plains, basins and valleys
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Atlantic Coastal Plain
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-East coast (states that touch the ocean except NH)
-Rich fertile farmland |
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Gulf Coastal Plain
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-FL to TX (includes Louisiana Bayou)
-Rich fertile farmland |
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Great Lakes Plain
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-MN, WI, IL, ID, OH, MI, PA, NY
-Farmland -Mineral deposits (iron) |
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Great Plains
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-ND/SD down to TX
-Fields of prairie -Good for grain growing -Barrier to western settlement |
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Great Basin
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-Between Rocky and Sierra-Nevada Mountains
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Sonoran Desert
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-AZ, CA, UT, NM, CO, NV
-Includes Death Valley -Not good for anything |
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Central Valley
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-CA
-Fertile farmland |
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Connecticut River
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-VT, NH, MA, CT
-Transportation -Farming |
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Hudson River
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-NY, NJ
-Transportation -Farming -Water supply |
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Delaware River
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-NY, NJ, PA, DE
-Transportation -Farming |
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Susquehanna River
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-NY, PA, MD
-Transportation -Farming -Extensive watershed |
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Ohio River
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-PA, OH, WV, KY, IN, IL
-Transportation -Farming |
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Mississippi River
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-Central US (MN down to LA) 10 states
-Transportation -Farming |
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Missouri River
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-WY, MI, ND, SD, NE, IA, KS
-Transportation -Farming |
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Arkansas River
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-CO, KS, OK, AR
-Transportation -Farming -Water power -Drinking water |
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Rio Grande
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-Border between US and Mexico, CO, NM, TX
-Transportation -Farming -Water power |
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Colorado River
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-WY, CO, MT NV, AZ, CA
-Water power -Drinking water: aquifers provide water |
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Columbia River System
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-Includes Snake River
-WY, OD, WA, OR -Transportation -Farming -Water power -Drinking water -Fishing (salmon) |
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Sacramento River System
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-CA: creates Central Valley
-Farming -Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers |
