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13 Cards in this Set
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megalopolis
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A giant urban area that extends along the eastern seaboard
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textile
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Any number of products made from cloth
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granite
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A speckled hard crystalline rock formed deep in earths surface
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peninsula
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a landform surrounded by water on three sides
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moraine
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A ridge of rock gravel and sand deposited along the margins of a glacier or ice sheet
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second d growth forests
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Trees that cover an area after an original forest has been removed
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biotechnology
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the application of biology to industrial processes
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truck farm
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A farm whos product can be easily transported by trucks
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bituminous coal
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used to produce electricity and chemicals
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coke
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coking coal-used in blast furnaces to purify iron ore
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anthracite coal
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higher grade coal than bituminous
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borough
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administrative units within a city
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break of bulk center
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a place of shipments of goods are moved from one mode of transportation to another
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