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US and Canada
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Geography
9th Grade
11/12/2009

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Point where rivers flow from hard rock to soft rock of a coastal plain.
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fall line
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lower area of land surrounded by mountains.
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basins
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a place where magma wells up to the surface from Earth's mantle.
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hot spot
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area near or at the foot of a mountain range
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peidmont
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Events in the physical enviorment that can destroy human life and property.
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natural hazards
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small plants that consist of algae and fungi
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lichens
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cloth products
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textiles
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whent the value of a country's imports exceeds the value of its exports.
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plantations
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large farm that produce one major crop
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trade difect
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territory controlled by antother country
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colonies
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Restororation of rundown urban residential areas
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gentrification
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land fit for growing crops.
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arable
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a large poerful country.
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superpower
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canadian governmental district
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provincew
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a general agreement
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consensus
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the region far from major population centers.
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ninterland
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the belief that parts of the country should be indepentdent
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speratism
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canada's eleced lesilature
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parliament
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identify the volcanoes in the cascades
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mount Rainer, Hood, Shasta, and St. Helens
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what type of vegetaion is most commonly found in US humid areas?
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forests
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what types of music have origanated in th US?
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jazz, blues, country, rock and roll BABY! and hip hop
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most early us colonial settlements were located where?
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Ports(east coast)
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Who is the MOST important buyer of Britsh Columbia's forest products?
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Japan
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what us city has the countr's most important railroad hub?
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chicago
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