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Geology and Geography

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Where is the geographic center of West Virginia?
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What are the "Young Appalachians"?
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Since the 1920s, Blaine Island in South Charleston has been most closely associated with this industry?
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Which one of the following is NOT a tributary of the Cheat River?
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The Coal River was named by this early explorer.
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Which one of the following was the site of our first state park?
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Flat Top Lake is located in which county?
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French explorers referred to this river as "La Belle Rivière?"
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Before the locks and dams were improved in the 1930s, what was the greatest obstacle to riverboating on the Kanawha River?
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Which one of the following cities is NOT located on the West Fork River?
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