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20 Cards in this Set
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How much of Indiana is farmland?
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about 2/3
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what are the steps to forming coal (in order)?
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1. plants grew 2. dead plants were covered by sand 3. as it pressed down some sand turned to rock. 4. plants under the sand become coal
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What natural resource can be found in quarries?
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limestone
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which renewable resource can be found in southern Indiana?
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Trees
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which condition brings us warn summers?
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the northern hemisphere is tilting toward the sun
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which conditio brings us cold winters?
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northern himishpere is tilting away from the sun
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What are Indiana's two most important farm products?
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corn & soybeans
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Long periods of time with little or no precipitation is known as what?
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a drought
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torados form when...?
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winds in a thunderstorm move at different speeds and in different directions
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what word describes natural substances found in the ground?
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mineral
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What is the result of "lake effect"?
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cooler summers and winter's heavy snow in northern Indiana
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Snow, rain, sleet and hail are . . .?
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precipitation
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Warm air that holds a large amount of moisture is said to be . . ?
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Humid
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Indiana is about half-way between the North Pole and the Equator. Because of this we have what kind of climate?
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Temperate
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All the plants and animals in the environment make up the...
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Biosphere
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Which animal disappeared from Indiana's biosphere when its habitat was taken over by settlements?
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buffalo
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A resource that can be made again by nature or by people is . .
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a renewable resource
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A resource that cannot be made again is . .
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a non-renwable resource
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Which of Indiana's non-renewable resources can be used as fuel?
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Coal or natural gas
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Which famous Hoosier's home in the Limberlost Swamp near Geneva, Indiana has been preserved as a State Historic Site?
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Gene Stratton Porter
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