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| a territory controlled by people from a foreign land. |
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| large farms that produce one major crop |
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| Because of its long history of ______________, the United States is one of the most ________________ diverse countries in the world. |
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| a group of cities in the northeastern US that has grown into large built-up area. |
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New York
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Baltimore
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| The United States megalopolis includes the cities of: (5) |
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| a city and its surrounding built-up areas |
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| a region of the US Midwest that specializes in growing corn |
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| a region of the US Midwest that specializes in dairy products |
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cooler
rockier
less fertile |
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| The dairy belt is ______ of the corn belt where summers are _________ and soils are _________ and less ________. |
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| Most of the corn grown in the Corn Belt is used for feeding ___________ such as beef _________ and _______. |
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| The United States is the world's major exporter of _______ and ___________ |
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Dairyland
Butter and cheese |
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| Wisconsin (aka- America's ___________) produces more ________ and _________ than any other state. |
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__________ is the largest city in the Midwest and the THIRD largest metropolitan area.
It's location has made it a major ____________ center. |
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Chicago is the largest city in the Midwest and the ___ largest metropolitan area.
It's location has made it a major transportation center. It has a ____ on Lake ____________ -the country's most important ___________ hub and one of the _______ airports in the world. |
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| __________ is the center of automobile manufacturing in the US. |
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| Detroit is the center for ___________ manufacturing in the US. |
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| The twin cities of __________ and __________ are major distribution centers for the agricultural products of the upper Midwest. |
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| The twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are major distribution centers for the __________ products of the upper Midwest. |
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| ___________ is located near the area where the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers flow together making it the gateway to the west. |
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Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois
"Gateway to the West" |
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| St Louis is located near the area where the ____________, ____________, and _______________ rivers flow together making it the "___________ to the ______" |
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| The United States is home to more than ________ people. |
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| The ancestor's of today's _________________ first settles North America at least 14,000 years ago. |
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| The ancestor's of today's American Indians first settled North America at least _________ years ago. |
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| Spanish explorers reached the continent about 500 years ago, claiming the land of what is now Florida to California. They were soon followed by the _______ and the ________. |
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| About 500 years ago, Spanish explorers claimed the land of what is now ___________ to __________. |
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| The __________ became the major influence on the early history of the United States. |
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| 13 colonies along the East coast |
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| The British set up ___ colonies along the _______ coast. |
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| Besides the British, other early settlers included the _______ and the _________. |
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| The south was ideal for AGRICULTURE and the north became canters for TRADE, SHIPBUILDING, and FISHING. |
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The American Colonies developed regional __________.
The South had ideal conditions for _______________, while the northern colonies became the centers for __________, _____________ and ____________. |
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| Eventually, the colonist grew unhappy with the ________ rule, so they fought for their _____________ from them. |
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