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physicl regions
An Economic Leader
The Americans
Vocabulary
This and That
100
a broad lowland that runs along the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States
What is the coastal plains
100
business that provide services to people
What is service industry
100
people who move to a new country to make a permanent home
What is immigrants
100
moving from place to place
What is mobile
100
the two states that are separate from the contiguous United States
What is Hawaii and Alaska
200
a broad lowland along the Gulf of Mexico
What is Gulf Coastal Plain
200
reusing materials instead of throwing them out
What is recycling
200
smaller communities surrounding a larger city
What is suburb
200
areas where trash companies dump the waste they collect
What is landfills
200
the only place in the contiguous United States with a tropical climate
What is the southern tip of Florida
300
Divided into two regions; Central Lowland (east of the Mississippi) and the Great Plains (west of the Mississippi)
What is the Interior Plains
300
"America's Breadbasket"
What is the midwest
300
overseas settlement tied to a parent country
What is colony
300
rivers wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships
What is navigable
300
the third-largest country in the world
What is the United States
400
This region has the oldest mountains on the continent
What is the Appalachian Mountains
400
the largest part of the United States Economy
What is service industry
400
Land set aside to protect the wilderness and wildlife
What is national parks
400
an almost continuous line of huge, combined urban settlements
What is megalopolis
400
millions of buffalo once roamed the
What is Great Plains
500
mountain range running from Alaska south to Mexico
What is Rocky Mountains
500
Seattle and San Francisco are famous for making
What are computers and software
500
the three branches of the United States Government
What are Executive, Legislative and Judicial
500
formed from skeletons of small sea animals
What is coral reefs
500
the war between the north and the south
What is the Civil War