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14 Cards in this Set
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What is the body of water that borders the Texas and Louisiana coast?
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The Gulf of Mexico
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What is the busiest inland waterway in the U.S.?
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The Mississippi
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What forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
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The Rio Grande River
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Where is the world's largest sources of oil?
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Under the plains of Texas.
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What is a Geologist?
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A scientist who studies the earth's surface and rock layers beneath the surface.
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Which South Central region has the busiest seaport?
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New Orleans
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What are the Bad Lands?
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A dry wasteland with mountains in South Dakota.
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What are the 3 major rivers in the North Central region?
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The Ohio, Missouri, and the Mississippi Rivers.
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What are the 4 great lakes in the North Central region?
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Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie
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What are some uses for oil?
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It's made into gasoline, fuel oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, camp stoves, thinning paints, dissolving grease, asphalt, lubricants, and petrochemicals.
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Why is winter wheat important?
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It helps with prevent soil erosion.
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Why were the North Central states group together?
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Most of the states are plains and they have farming.
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Why is corn important to the North Central Region?
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Field corn is used for animal feed. Corn is made into corn flour or cornmeal, corn syrup, corn oil, used as a sweetener(dextrose). Can be made into gasohol, shellac, varnish, and plastics. Cornstalks provide shielter and food for wild animals. Corncobs and cornstalks are used to make fiberboard and paper.
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What are 3 agricaulture-related industries in North Central region?
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Farming, dairy industry, and meat-packing.
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