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17 Cards in this Set
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How many times would Britain fit into Texas? |
3x |
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How many times would England fit into Texas? |
5x |
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What is the name of the river upon which the town in which William Shakespeare was born is located? |
Avon
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Where is the Wye River located? |
Wales
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How long is the Thames River in comparison to the Rio Grande? |
The Thames is 1/10th the length of the Rio Grande. |
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Which of these famous rivers once caught on fire? a) Tees b) Avon c) Thames d) Wye |
c) Thames |
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This line divides between the lowlands and highlands of England. |
The Exe-Tees Line |
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What is the Exe-Tees line? |
An imaginary line running from the mouth of the Exe River to the mouth of the Tees River that divides England into highlands and lowlands. |
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Where are the English highlands located relative to the Exe-Tees line? |
Above it (north of it) |
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Where are the English lowlands located relative to the Exe-Tees line? |
Below it (south of it) |
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In England, agriculture primarily took place (above/below) the Exe-Tees line. |
below |
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In England, agriculture primarily took place in the lowlands because... |
...they were subject to frequent gentle rains that soaked the land without killing the plants. |
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Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most of England's population lived where? |
In the lowlands (below/south of the Exe-Tees line) |
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Most of England's major population centers after the Industrial Revolution are located where? |
In the highlands (above/north of the Exe-Tees line) |
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What are the Pennines? |
A mountain range in Northern England |
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What are the Cambrians? |
A mountain range in Wales |
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What are the Brecon Beacons? |
A mountain range in South Wales |
