World Geo Chp 8

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The earliest Americans came from Asia 14,000 years ago. Then, _____ came about 500 years ago

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Spanish

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place-name in the United States: Appalachians, Mississippi "great river"

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Native American place-names

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place-name in the United States: San Antonio , El Paso, Alburquerque, Santa Fe

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Spanish Names

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New Orleans, St Louis, Detroit

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French Names

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New York, Richmond, Charleston

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British Names

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territory controlled by people for a foreign land

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colonies

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Slavery

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1619

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______ used to be the colonists's main link to the outside world

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Water travel

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main crops in the south

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tobacco and cotton (agriculture)

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____ became the center of trade, fishing, and shipbuilding

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North

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_____ were an important resource

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Forests

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The colonists were unhappy with the _____ control over their economics, and began rebellion in 1776 which led to independence.

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British

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A ____ of government was set up

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federal system

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During the 1800s, ____ started to expand across the Mississippi river and as far south as Texas

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immigrants

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By the mid 1880s- the country stretched from the ____ Ocean to the _____ Ocean

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Atlantic to Pacific

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Americans started having conflict with the _____

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Native Americans

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In the northeast, ____ and _____ spread

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industries and railroads

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In the south, ____ was based on export crops and grown on plantations

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economy

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large farms that produce one major crop

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plantation

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_____ on plantations led to economic differences between the North and South that led to the Civil War

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Slavery

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After the Civil War, expansion to the west was encouraged by ______ helped move goods and people across the country

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Transcontinental Railroad

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New agriculture machinery made for more food and irrigation and plows allowed farmers to grow crops in the ____

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Great American Dessert

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_____ came to work in industries in the city

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Immigrants

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World War I

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1917-1918

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Great Depression

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1930s

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World War II

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1941-1945

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99% of Americans are desendants of ____

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Immigrants

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1% of America is

_____

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Native Americans

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Most people are of ____ descendant

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European

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12% of people are ____

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African

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Hispanics and Asians are _____

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growing rapidly

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____ is the main language. _____ is the second language

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English and Spanish

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people who speak 2 languages

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bilingual

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______ is the main religion.____ make up more than half of the population.

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Christianity and Protestants

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25% of people In religion are ____

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Roman Catholic

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6 million Americans are ____

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Jews

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Increase in number of ___,___, and ____

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Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

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population of the US is concentrated in ____

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northeast

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More settlement has shifted toward the ___ and ___

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South and West

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NE,MW, and Pacific Coasts

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Densely populated areas

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rich farmland areas in MW and W , Deserts and mountain ranges

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Less densely populated areas

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____ is required and free to all citizens

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Basic Education

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____ % of people graduate from high school

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80%

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_____ universities

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3000

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writers, musicians, filmmakers, sculptors are initially owned

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Arts

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harmonies, instruments

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Europeans

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rhythms of west of this country

-2 combinded formed Jazz

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Africans

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Holidays and sports

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Customs

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smallest and most densely populated region in the United States

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the Northeast

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1/5 of country's population is and most of it is in _____

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Megalopolis

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a group of cities that have grown in one large area

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Megalopolis

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Political and financial center and most industrialized region of the United States

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Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.

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Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC use running water from river to power machines to produce _____

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textile

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cloth products

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textile

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steel in Pittsburgh

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manufacturing industries

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good ports, Erie Canal, and today a dense network of railroads, roads, and air routes crisscross the region and connect it to the rest of the country

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Good transportation networks

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____ has declined but it is still a major area

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Industry

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Immigrants used to come from Europe, so it has large Greek, Irish, and Italian neighborhoods. Today come from Latin America and Asia. Different cultures and ways of life are reshaping the region's cultural

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Cultures

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largest metropolitan area. 20 million people live here. It is America's leading center of commerce, banking, advertising, fashion, and media

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New York City

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a city and its surrounding built-up areas

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metropolitan

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date back to colonial times

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Boston and Philadelphia

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on the fall line and became a major port because of its rail connections to coal mines, steel mills, and farming areas

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Baltimore

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planned and built to serve as U.S. capital

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Washington D.C.

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the largest source of income

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Government employment

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major farming region and a leading producer of industrial goods. Region includes Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri. Population is slighty smaller than the Northeast. Great Lakes and Mississippi River link major cities to each other and other regions

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Midwest

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In the Midwest ______ and _______ are major transportation routes

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railroads and highways

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Farmlands and growing cities attracted many _____

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settlers

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one of the most productive farming regions because land is arable

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Agriculture

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fit for growing crops

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arable

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Are specializes in certain crops

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Agriculture

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stretches from Nebraska to Ohio

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Corn Belt

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_____ and _____ are the country's leading corn-producing states

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Illinois and Iowa

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_____ is used to feed livestock such as beef cattle and hogs

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Corn

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_______ are also important here in the Corn Belt

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Soybeans

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Wisconsin (America's Dairyland), Minnesota, and Michigan

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Dairy Belt

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largest city in the Midwest, major transportation center, port on Lake Michigan, O'Hare airport, and an important cultural center and home to excellent universities and museums

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Chicago

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In the Midwest other cities include..

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Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Minneapolis- St Paul,, and St Louis

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Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. It has 30% of the country's populationn

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The South

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Land was rural and agricultural in the South. Most people live on ____

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farms

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_______ wrecked South's economy and it became the poorest region in the south

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Civil War

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Many Southerners migrated to the _____ for jobs

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North

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Since the 1960s, many people have migrated back to their region, Many immigrants have come from the Caribbean, Mexico, and Latin America. In southern Florida, ____ makes up a majority of the population

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Hispanics

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____________ based on raw materials are important in the South

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Primary Industires

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a source of lumber for paper, pulp, furniture industries

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region

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South has farm products like ______ and _________

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cotton and tobacco

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South has ____ and _______ resources

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mineral and energy

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south has high tech and aerospace ____

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industries

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south has a _____ center

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biotechnology

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South's ____ has attracted tourists

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warm climate

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metropolitan area is the largest in the region. known for cotton and cattle in the past, but today is known for oil, grain, and aerospace industries

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Dallas-Ft. Worth

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largest and most sparsely populated region of the United States about a quarter of the country's population lives here states include: North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma , New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona . Pacific States include California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii

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West

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dry plateaus, desserts, and dry mountains made it difficult to travel cross, but the transcontinental railroad made it easier to travel across.

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west landforms

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in 1900s ____ and ____systems opened up even more areas to settlement and farming

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aqueducts and irrigation

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In the west raising ____ has been a traditional activity

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livestock

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between Montana and Texas where irrigation allows farmers to grow wheat and other crops

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Wheat Belt

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____ comes from Ogallala Aquifer. Overuse will deplete this water source

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Irrigation

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____ a key economic activity in the Rockies, especially gold and silver

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Mining

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In the West, Arizona New Mexico, and Utah are the only CU ____

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producing states

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____ is leading Gold mining state

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Nevada

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_____ is important

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Tourism

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____ is home to 34 million people

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California

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_____ states based on mainly farming, forest, and film

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Pacific

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In the pacific ____ grew because of it

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military bases

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____ were built on the Columbia river and produced cheap hydroelectricity from aluminum smelters

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Dams

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Pacific states have ____ industries

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Aircraft

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____ climate allows a year round growing season, but irrigation is necessary

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Mediterranean