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The Appalachian Mountains

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WELCOME TO THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS!

HERE ARE SOME SIMPLE FACTS!
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HERE YOU CAN FIND OVER 200 SPECIES OF BIRDS AND OVER 2,000 SPECIES OF PLANTS.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND BLACK BEARS, DEER AND OTHER MAMMALS.
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THERE ARE PEOPLE CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE APPALACHIANS.

THE APPALACHIAN PEOPLE CAME FROM MANY CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.
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THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WERE DISCOVERED IN 1528.

THEY WERE DISCOVERED BY ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA.
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FUN FACTS!

DID YOU KNOW?
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DECIDUOUS FORESTS COVER MOST OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION.

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THE MOUNTAIN RANGE DERIVES IT'S NAME FROM THE APPALACHEES.

THE APPALACHEES ARE AN INDIAN TRIBE LIVING IN THE REGION.
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THE APPALACHIANS HAVE RICH DEPOSITS OF:

-COAL -IRON -PETROLEUM -NATURAL GAS
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PRODUCED IN THE UPPER LAND ARE:

-IRON -STONE -OIL -TIMBER
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BY 1960, THERE WERE 5.7 MILLION PEOPLE

LIVING IN THE APPALACHIANS.
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ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS

IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
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COAL MINES ARE BUILT IN THE APPALACHIANS.

THEY DEGRADE WATER LIFE AND STREAM LIFE.
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THEY DUMP RUBBLE INTO NEIGHBOURING VALLEYS

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PLACES WHERE YOU CAN SEE WILDLIFE IN THE APPALACHIANS

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THEY INCLUDE:

-THE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL
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-THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

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-THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

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-THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK

(ALSO, THE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST)
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NOW THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE APPALACHIANS,

WHY DON'T YOU VISIT THEM?
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C'MON!

DON'T JUST LIE ON YOUR COUCH!
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PRESENTED BY:

ZOHAL HUSSAINI
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John Appleseed