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43 Cards in this Set
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why are many cities built on the coastal plain
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land is flat
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what groups of mountains make up the appalachian mountains
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green mts
catskill mts allegheny mts |
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what is the longest marked footpath? where?
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appalachian trail
maine to georgia |
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who built the appalacian trail?
how long is it? |
volunteers
2,000 miles |
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what is the oldest mountain range in the world
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appalacian mts
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what used the power of running water to run machines
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small factories and mills
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how did the industrial revolution change how goods where made
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power driven tools replaced hand tools so goods could be made faster and in greater numbers
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what is the northeast a center for
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manufacturing
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appalachian mts
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a chain of mts with round peaks that run through the east coast
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appalachian trail
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a marked hiking path that runs through the appalachian mts
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glaciers
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a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across land
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fall line
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a line where the hard rock of a mountain and plateau mmeets the softer rock of the coastal plain
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Lowell, Massachusetts
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first large mill located here
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industrial revolution
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a sudden major change in machinary
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coastal plain
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a flat strip of land along the edge of the atlantic ocean
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revolution
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sudden major change
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The northeast has the _____
area of any of our country's regions yet it has two groups of states in it? |
smallest
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The New England states include which states?
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Maine, Vermont, New Hamshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
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The Middle Atlantic states include which states?
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PA,MD,NY,NJ,DE
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Two landforms that both regions share are what?
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coastal plain, appalacian mts.
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Four facts about the appalachian mts. They are made up of?
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the catskill mts., allegheny mts., and green mts.
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the appalachian trail runs from ____ to ____?
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georgia to maine
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The appalachian trail was built by ____ and the ____ marked ____ trail in the world
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volunteers
longest footpath |
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during the industrial revolution many ____ were built along the rivers of the northeast?
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mills
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what affect did the industrial revolution have on the production of goods?
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the goods could be made faster and in greater numbers
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what is very important to the economy of the NE?
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ocean
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what are 3 types of food harvested from the sea?
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cod
haddock shellfish (oysters and clams) |
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what mammal did they hunt from the sea?
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whale
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what did they use in the whale?
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whale fat or blubber to make whale oil
this oil was burned as fuel and to light peoples homes |
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what in the water killed many fish or made them unsafe to eat?
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pollution
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what is another problem in the atlantic ocean?
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too much fishing
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what types of fish do they raise in fish farms?
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oysters, trout, shellfish, salmon, and catfish
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New Jersey
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manufacturing chemicals
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Pennsylvania
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dairy farming
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Vermont
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cheddar cheese
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Massachusettes
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cranberries
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Maine
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lobsters and news print paper
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Maryland
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crabs
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Conneticut
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insurance
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bay
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part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land
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harbors
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a place where boats can dock
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chesapeak bay
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longest bay on the atlantic coast
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aguculture
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the business of raising fish or shellfish in tanks or artificial ponds
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