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20 Cards in this Set
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The shape of the land in North America has changed over
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millions of years
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Thick sheets of ice that move over the land are called
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glaciers
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Long strips of raised land are called
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ridges
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A moraine is a kind of
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ridge
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There are no more glaciers in PA because
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summers are too warm
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The number of physical regions in PA is
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5
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Low flat land is called a
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plain
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The Fall Line is at the western edge of the
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Atlantic Coastal Plain
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The largest city in PA is
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Philadelphia
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The land near Lake Erie is
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low and flat
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A word that means "land at the foot of the mountain" is
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piedmont
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Most of the factories in the Piedmont run along the
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Schuylkill River
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Lancaster is the center of the
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Piedmont
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The Ridge and Valley Region includes part of the Appalachian
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Mountains
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The Great Valley runs from PA to
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Tennessee
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Little League baseball began in
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Williamsport
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A high, flat area of land is a
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plateau
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The Allegheny National Forest is in the
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Allegheny Plateau
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The finest forest in PA are part of the
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Allegheny Plateau
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Pittsburgh is an important center for making
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steel
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