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23 Cards in this Set
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poulation of us |
304 million |
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what is the climate in alaska |
cold |
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southern climate |
tropical |
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east climate |
desert area |
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climate inland |
heats up fast in summer cools fast in winter |
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natural hazards on the west coast |
earthquakes and eruptions |
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hazards on the south east coast |
hurricanes |
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disasters inland |
tornados in spring and summer |
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what seas boarder american |
pacific atlantic |
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who and when was the first people to reach usa |
asians 12000 years ago |
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when did european exploreres arrive |
1500 ad |
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when was the american revolution |
1775 |
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who was the first president and when was he elected |
1783, george washington |
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when do the states split up and the american civil war start |
1861 |
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when does it end |
1865 |
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what does the state government do? (4) |
looks after education public health roads law and order for the state |
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what does the federal government do? (3) |
in charge of defence relations with other countries overall usa bugdet. |
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why do people immigrate to america (5) |
to seek fortune brought by force to escape persucution or death looking for better jobs ordinary people |
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why is there the american dream (3) |
natural resources develop industry immigrants are prepared to work hard |
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Why have a car factory in detroit (3) |
nearby coal feilds and iron ore near lake superior plenty of workers lots of customers nearby |
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what is the economy of us |
14.6 trillion |
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what is superpower |
economy political cultural influence military population |
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what are the challenges in america ( 5) |
work immigration oil global warming war or peace |
