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our country's region
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| manufacturing | making things by machine |
| government | the group of people in charge of a country ,city, or state |
| megalopolis | a group of cities that grow so close together they seem to be one |
| agriculture | farming |
| economy | the way that people use resources to make and sell goods and services |
| industry | a branch of business or manufacturing that make a certain product or service |
| aqueduct | a pipe or canal that carries water long distances |
| volcano | an opening in the earth through which lava ash and smoke are pushed out |
| rain shadow | an area on a mountain that dosent have rain because clouds above have lost moisture |
| the northeast | is made up of the New England states & the Middle Atlantic states |
| piedmont | rolling hills at the foot of the Appalachian mnts |
| boswash | an example of a megalopolis from boston to Washington dc |
| southeast | is made of 12 states many crops are grown there |
| Middle West | is made up of the great lakes states and the plain states. it is called America's breadbasket because it produces a lot of wheat |
| South west | is made up of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona |
| The three A's | aquaducts, air conditioning and automobiles |
| West | is made up of the pacific states and the mountain states |
| Rain Falling | west of continental divide flows into the Pacific Ocean |
| jobs that provide info to others | newspaper publishing radio and tv |
| the northeast is a busy region because... | large population and center for manufacturing and communication |
| landforms found in the northeast are... | mountains hills and plains |
| crops grown in S.E. | cotton fruits veggies sugarcane tabacco |
| natural resources | attract industry to the southeast |
| the boll weevil | destroyed the cotton so farmers began growing other crops |
| Industry is located near the great lakes | because it's near low-cost transportation. |
| The Mid West is called "America's Bread Basket" | because it supplies most of our nations food. |
| Wheat farmers face | unpredictable weather, bugs, crops, diseases, and low prices for crops. |
| Solar energy, oil & natural gas, and uranium | are resources used to create energy in the Southwest |
| Aquaducts brings | water from rivers to cities and farms. |
| Air conditioning lets people live in comfort | and auto mobiles allow people to go long distances in a short time. |
| The Southwest has | plains, mountains, plateaus and canyons. |
| The climate is | mild and much of it is in arid America |
| Limited water is | a major worry of people beginning businesses in the West. |
| Mountain and Plateaus | make the West a high and dry region. |
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