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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the sunbelt?
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Southern and southwestern regions of the US known for temperate climates.
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What is the metropolitan area?
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Central city and its surrounding suburbs.
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What are the goods of the Mid-West?
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Oats, sorghum, and barley.
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What is industrilization?
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Setting up manufacturing that used machinery.
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What is dry farming?
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A way of plowing that holds water in the soil.
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What is the seasonal warm wind that blows down the Rocky Mts. in late winter.
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Chinhook
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What is Timberline?
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Elevation in which it is too cold for trees to grow.
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What is contour Plowing?
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Farming method in which plowed furrows follow the natural curve of the land, lessening erosion.
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What is crop rotatian?
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Farming method in which different crops are alternated in the same field, preserving nutrients.
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1 4 of the land in the US is what?
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Pastureland
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What are the most important grains in the world?
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Wheat, corn, rice
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What is Interdependence?
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Relying on each other for certain services.
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What does the Great Lakes have for goods?
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Apples, Peaches, Cherries
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What does the Northeastern Us have for goods?
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Vegetables, cabbage, string beans, tomatoes.
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What does Canada have for goods?
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Barley, flaxseed, Oats, and Rye.
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