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Miscellaneous
100
The "Rust Belt" is located in this subregion of the United States
What is the Midwest
100
Foods, animals, plants, and diseases moved between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is Columbian Exchange
100
Many people migrated to areas around cities called ______
What are suburbs
100
The United States covers _________ percent of the world's land area
What is 7
100
Number of immigrants between 1860 and 1900
What is 4 million
200
This subregion was most aided by the development of irrigation and air conditioning
What is the South
200
This acquisition from France caused the United States to nearly double in size
What is the Louisiana Purchase
200
No central place of work, work at home, or work on the go
What is telecommuting
200
The United States contains ________ percent of the world's population
What is 5
200
Free available land that was open for settlement in early America
What is the Frontier
300
This Midwestern city serves as that region's industrial, transportation, and cultural center
What is Chicago, Illinois
300
The United States covers __________ the land area of North America
What is 2/5
300
People rule through elected representatives is what kind of government
What is Representative Democracy
300
When private individuals own most resources, technology, and businesses, and can operate them for profit with little control by the government
What is free enterprise
300
This city was a starting point for pioneers moving west to California or Oregon
What is Independence, Missouri
400
This region is considered the "breadbasket" of the United States
What is the Midwest
400
The oldest European settlement in the United States
What is St. Augustine, Florida
400
Reducing costs by transferring portions of work to outside suppliers
What is Outsourcing
400
American corporations that engage in business worldwide
What are multinationals
400
These people were moved by treaty or force
What are Native Americans
500
This region contains the second most populated city in the United States
What is the West
500
This region covers _________ the land area of the United States
What is 1/2
500
The two leading Communist countries during the Cold War
What are the Soviet Union and China
500
These are the 3 Factors of Success for the United States economy
What are Natural Resources, Skilled Labor, stable political government
500
This branch of United States government makes laws
What is Legislative