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1
Q

Into what 2 subregions can the NE be divided?

A

New England, and Middle Atlantic.

2
Q

What entity was the basis of self-government in New England?

A

The township

3
Q

What is the Delmarva Peninsula?

A

The largest peninsula in the Northeast

4
Q

What is the coastal region of Virginia called?

A

The Tidewater

5
Q

What kind of coal is mined in WV?

A

Bituminous coal

6
Q

What is the largest state in the South?

A

Texas

7
Q

What is the only state with shoreline on 4 of 5 Great Lakes.

A

Michigan

8
Q

What is the name of the iron ore rich area in Minnesota?

A

Mesabi Range

9
Q

What did early pioneers mistakenly call the Great Plains?

A

The great America desert

10
Q

In what area of South Dakota did outlaws and renegade indians hide?

A

Badlands

11
Q

What is unique about the government of Nebraska?

A

It is the only state with a one house legislature

12
Q

Which religious group settled in UT?

A

Mormonism

13
Q

Which states meet at 4 corners?

A

Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

14
Q

Which mountain is the heart of the Cascade Range?

A

Mt. Rainier

15
Q

What 2 NE states were not part of the 13 original colonies?

A

Vermont, and Maine

16
Q

Why were so many cities founded on the fall line?

A

There was no answer stated in the book

17
Q

Why are the great plains so arid?

A

They get very little rain

18
Q

Why is it good for a states economy to diversify?

A

They will bs much more self-supporting

19
Q

township

A

The smallest organizational unit of local government in the New England states

20
Q

timberline

A

The altitude at which the climate is to cold for trees to grow

21
Q

alpine zone

A

The zone above the timber line that is too cold for trees to grow

22
Q

notches

A

An opening through a mountain(a gap or pass)

23
Q

megalopolis

A

A combination of several metropolitan areas that have grown together

24
Q

anthracite

A

A clean burning form of coal

25
Q

truck farms

A

Small farms or large garden

26
Q

panhandle

A

A narrow strip of land

27
Q

bituminous coal

A

A low grade coal

28
Q

barrier islands

A

An island that lies near the coast and is created by silt deposits

29
Q

bayous

A

A swampy area along slow moving steams and rivers

30
Q

Cajuns

A

Residents of Louisiana whose ancestors were French refugees from an area of Maine and Canada know as Acadia

31
Q

Creoles

A

People of mixed black and European

32
Q

till plains

A

Soil left by glaciers

33
Q

prairie

A

Rolling hills with high grasses

34
Q

drift

A

Deep deposits by glaciers

35
Q

bluffs

A

Steep riverbanks

36
Q

unicameral

A

One house legislature

37
Q

bicameral

A

Two house legislatures

38
Q

Mormonism

A

A religion founded by Joseph Smith that claims to have revelation beyond that given in the Bilbe