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14 Cards in this Set
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the first mines of the gold rush
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forty niners
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a method of transportation that replaces individual cars with energy saiving buses or trains
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mass transit
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site of the california gold rush
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sierra nevada
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trade center for lunber furs grain salmon and wool in oregan
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portland
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city in silicon valley
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san jose
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settlers first can to the west because of the areas
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natural resources
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what was one effect of the california gold rush
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san francisco became a prodperous city
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why did congress create several national parks and forests
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to save parts of the west as natural wilderness
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may manufacturing industries wrer attracted to portland because of th citys cheap electricity
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some problens facing western cities as a result of rapid urban growth include water pullution traffic jams and air pillution
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several kinds of crops are grown on a
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mixed crop farm
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a downturn in busines activity is a
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recession
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small farms acan be combined to forn a large farm called a
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corporate farm
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the bigges city in the heartland is
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chicago
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a midwestern city ,missouri was the starting pint for pioneers headin west
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st louis
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