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The United States has an ideal location for trade because its Atlantic coast faces the developed countries of Western Europe and its coast and Hawaii give the nation an approach to the Far East and Australia.

A. Mexican
B. Atlantic
C. Alaska
D. Pacific

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In 1959 and Hawaii became the forty-ninth and fiftieth states.

A. Honolulu
B. Anchorage
C. Alaska
D. Juneau

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Of all the US states Alaska is the largest in area and is the smallest.

A. Maryland
B. Rhode Island
C. Florida
D. Iowa

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In terms of the mainland states, is the largest state in the US.

A. Colorado
B. Arizona
C. Texas
D. California

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The Appalachians are lower than the Rockies because they are .

A. older
B. nearer to the sea
C. younger
D. Nearer to the river

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The Mountains are considered as young as the Himalayas in China.

A. Green
B. White
C. Rocky
D. Appalachians

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The Rocky Mountains run slightly from the northwest to southeast and the Mountains run slightly from the northeast to southwest.

A. Blue Ridge
B. Appalachians
Catskills
D. Alleghenies

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The Rockies, the backbone of the North American continent, is also known as theContinental .

A. Border
Boundary
C. Divide
D. Separation

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The rivers that descend from the eastern slopes of the Rockies flow into the and the Gulf of Mexico. Those that begin on the western slopes of the Rockies flow to the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California.

Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Missouri
D. Mississippi

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The Great Lakes are the economic lifeline of the Midwest because they provide transportation for materials such as iron ore, coal, and grain.

A. choice
B. cheap
C. superior
D. Competitive

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