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18 Cards in this Set
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The Northeast first factories were powered by-
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rivers
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The point at which is too cold for trees to grow-
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timberline
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Forests cover much of the northeast because this region has-
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plenty of precipitation all year
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A place where boats can dock-
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harbor
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Aquaculture is the business of raising fish in-
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tanks and ponds
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Which of these led to the growth of suburbs just outside cities?
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transportation
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Patriots first clashed with British soldiers in-
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Boston
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Where is the largest group of mountains in the northeast?
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Appalachian
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The first battles of the American Revolution were fought in-
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Massachusetts
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A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across land-
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glacier
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Where mountains and plateaus meet a plain-
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fall line
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Leaders of the Iroquois confederacy met at
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onondaga
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What name is given to the northeast's magalopolis?
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Boswash
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Where did immigrants stop on their way to New York City?
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Ellis Island
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The most important port of the Swiss economy is-
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manufactoring
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A state in the country of Switzerland
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Canton
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The main purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy was to-
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keep peace
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What were called sweatshops in the early 1900's?
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crowded factories where immigrants worked
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