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| Which type of coal production is decreasing in the US? |
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| Which types of coal production are increasing in the US? |
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Definition
| Subbituminous and Lignite |
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| Which region in the US is producing the most coal? |
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| About how many Million Short Tons is the US producing in coal? |
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| About 1200 Million Short Tons |
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| What are the top six coal producing states in the US? |
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Definition
1. Wyoming
2. West Virginia
3. Kentucky
4. Pennyslvania
5. Montana
6. Texas |
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| What is the second largest coal producing region in the US? |
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| What is the largest coal producing region in the US? |
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| What is the most important coal production region in the Eastern United States? |
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Definition
| Central Appalachian Region |
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| Who is included in the Central Appalachian region? |
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Definition
| Parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia |
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Term
| What is the MTR (Mountain Top Removal) method? |
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Definition
| the top of a mountain is removed and typically placed in an adjoining river valley in order access the coal |
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| What does Northern refer to? |
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Definition
| Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia |
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| What does the Southern region refer to? |
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| What does the Interior Region refer to? |
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| Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Western Kentucky |
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Term
| How many of the top six coal producing states had peak coal production before 2000? |
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Definition
| 4 out of 6; Wyoming and Montana are the only states that will reach their peak coal production and have not reached it yet |
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Term
| Which types of coal is mainly in the western US? |
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| What type of coal is mainly in the central & appalachian? |
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| Describe trends in coal production by rank. |
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| We are decreasing in production of bituminous coal. We are increasing in production of subbituminous and lignite. |
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