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15 Cards in this Set
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Climate/Weather
North East |
Humid continental and Humid Subtropical
Hazards:Hurricanes; Thunderstorms |
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Climate/Weather
South |
Humid Subtropical (desert in parts of Texas)
Hazards: Thunderstorms; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Snowstorms |
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Climate/Weather
Midwest |
Humid continental EXTREME
Hazards:Thunderstorms; Tornadoes; Droughts |
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Climate/Weather
Int. West |
Steppe, Highlands, and desert. (varied by elevation)
Hazards: Chinooks, Droughts |
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Climate/Weather
Pacific West |
Desert, Mediterranean, marine west coast, steppe, tundra, subarctic, humid tropical
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Landforms
North East |
White, Green, Longfollow, Appalacian Mts., glaciers, moraines, Piedmont, costal plains
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Landforms
South |
Appalacian, Blue Ridge, & Great Smoky Mts., Piedmont, Costal plains, ozark plateau, Okefenokee,& the Everglades
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Landforms
Midwest |
Great Lakes, Ozark Plateau, Plains
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Landforms
Int. West |
Rokies, Grand Canyon, badlands of Dakota, Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, NOT: Sierra Nevada
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Landforms
Pacific West |
Basins, Lowlands, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, calderas, Death vally, & volcanoes & earthquakes
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Economy
North East |
Dairy, fishing, Niagra Falls & Gettysburg, industry & business, universities, mining in the mountains.
IMPORTANT: New York the U.S.'s largest city. |
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Economy
South |
Cotton, citrus fruit, tobacco, Fishing and oil, textile, tourism.
IMPORTANT: New Orleans is a major shiping port for oil. |
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Economy
Midwest |
Corn & Dairy Belt, Great lakes & mississippi river for shiping, Chicago is the largest shipping port, iorn, steel, automobile making.
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Economy
Int. West |
Ranching, Wheat Belt, gold, silver, and copper, national parks.
IMPORTANT: Nevada leads in gold mining. Examples of National parks are Yellowston National, and Glacier National Park. |
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Economy
Pacific West |
Agriculture, fishing, oil, technology & industry, tourism.
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