Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
between New Yo rk an d Ala bama. Ci ties have gro wn into 655
ind us tri al an d co m mercial h ub s aro und eac h waterfall on th e 0 -0
fall line for tw o reaso ns . First , t he energy o f the fa llin g wate r ca n
be captured an d used by in d u stry. Secon d , the fa ll lin e IS o fte n
the far t hest pomt reac hab le by sh ips carrying goods u p river,
which m ean s t hat goods a re transferred to lan d -based tr a nsp ort
at tha t po int. So me fa ll lin e cities on the East Coast incl ude
Trenton, Ph iladelp h ia, Baltimore. Washington , D.C., Richmond,
Petersbu rg, Co lu mb ia, Macon, an d Montgomery. If you d ra w a
line o n a m ap co n necting th ese city d o ts, yo u will h ave d rawn
the Eas tern Fall Line.
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