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the fourth largest country in the world, lies south of Canada |
United States |
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the most prominent landform in eastern North America is a system of low mountain ranges called what? |
Appalachian Mountains |
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Name the 7 chief ranges of the Appalachian Mountains |
Green Mountains, White Mountains, Catskills, Adirondacks, Alleghenies, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cumberland Mountains |
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mountain range named for the smoky-looking haze that often envelops the range |
Great Smoky Mountains |
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used by man as natural gateways through the mountains and have played a tremendous role in the settlement of the United States |
mountain gaps |
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the largest known underground cave system in the world |
Mammoth Cave |
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plateau that lies between the Appalachians and the coastal plain |
Piedmont Plateau |
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the area west of the Chesapeake Bay whose rivers and streams are affected by the Atlantic's tides |
Tidewater Region |
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the world's second largest body of water, the saltiest ocean |
Atlantic Ocean |
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mountain pass used by settlers on their way west |
Cumberland Gap |
