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Appalachia
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Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountains , mountain system of E North America, extending in a broad belt c.1,600 mi (2,570 km) SW from the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec prov., Canada, to the Gulf coastal plain in Alabama. Main sections in the system are the White Mts., Green Mts.
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Appalachia
a highland region of the eastern US, containing the Appalachian Mountains, extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama

Appalachia [¦ap·ə¦lā·chə]
(geology)
Proposed borderland along the southeastern side of North America, seaward of the Appalachian geosyncline in Paleozoic time.

Appalachia
West Virginia coal mining region known for its abysmal poverty. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 160]
See : Poverty


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Since its founding in 1988, it has grown substantially and is the largest processor of natural gas in Apalachia and has a new core area in Michigan.
 
 
 
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