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- 2. It is farther from the poles than the Tundra climate. It also occurs farther south at high elevations.
- 5. This is a network of highways that provide defense access, continuity and emergency capabilities for defense purposes.
- 9. People from any of the many groups who were already living in North America before Europeans arrived.
- 11. Dryland on the side of a mountain facing away from prevailing winds.
- 12. An ecosystem with large, flat areas of grasses.
- 14. They scrutinize and question all proposals made by the House of Representatives and the President.
- 15. A community of animals and plants spreading over an extensive area with a relatively uniform climate.
- 16. It has consistently warm temperatures all year.
- 17. A public holiday when people honor the memory of Americans who have died in wars.
- 18. It is the second-most populous city in the United States. Its construction of transportation systems makes it easier to move from place to place.
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- 1. It consists of roadways important to the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
- 3. An act which gave all people equal rights in voting, education, and federally assisted programs.
- 4. These highways provide access between major intermodal facilities and the other subsystems making up the NHS.
- 6. He founded the colony of Virginia where the first tobacco from America was sold to England.
- 7. It is the nation's central bank. It controls the U.S. money supply.
- 8. A person who represents one district on a state of the US.
- 10. First President of the US, officially in 1789.
- 13. A system that protects private property and allows the free market of supply to determine prices.
- 19. It is a multistoried building. The name first came into use during the 1880s, after the first ones were built,in the United States.