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the important river junction of the allegheny and monongahela rivers

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ohio river

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the largest bay on the atlantic

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Chesapeake bay

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where eastward rivers fall over the edge of piedmont onto the atlantic coastal plain

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fall line

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sandy soils milder winters and proximity to markets promote truck farming

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Atlantic costal plain

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reason for the growth of industries

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hydroelectric power

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hard coal found in Pennsylvania

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anthracite

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largest inland port at the junction of 3 rivers

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Pittsburgh pen

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type of farming suited to poorer soil

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dairy farming

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large share of nations catch of fish

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Chesapeake bay

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the planned city

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d c

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new york city stock exchange

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wall street

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commercial industry in which the states of new york connecticut

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insurance

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largest city in us

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new york

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13
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city of brotherly love

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Philadelphia

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major port in new england

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Boston Massachusetts

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plateau of rolling hills

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piedmont

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river that separates the Green Mountain and the White mountain

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Connecticut

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hilly area comprised of six states

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New England

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waterfalls on the river connection Lake Erie

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Niagara Falls

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tree that grows in the northern part of this region

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sugar Maple tree

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a hard rock used in fine architecture which is quarried in Vermont

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marble

21
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once responsible for the growth in shipbuilding

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lumber

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a major industry of new England

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tourism

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crop for which Maine’s aroostook valley famous

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potatoes

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area in which traditional industries have declined

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new england

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technical products manufactured in northeast

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electronic equipment

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chemical capital of the world

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Wilmington

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name for continuous urban area

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megalopolis

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city take with them when they move into suburbs

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tax revenues

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organizations of world nations

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UN

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