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danielfitts88

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What are the names of all the major mountain ranges in California that are oriented in a longitudinal northeast-to-southwest direction?
 
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What are some of the cultural, economic, and environmental characteristics of MexAmerica that make it one of the most unique and distinctive regions in North America?
 
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Answer to Question 1

None of the mountain ranges in California are oriented in a northeast to southwest direction. However, there are mountain ranges in California that are arranged in a northwest to southeast direction. Those would be the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the Coastal Ranges.

Answer to Question 2

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Cultural: Spanish/Mexican architecture, plaza towns, Tex-Mex and Mexican foods, Spanish language music, Spanish language signs along roadways, ornate Roman Catholic churches.



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