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The Pittsburgh steel area of the USA, now losing ground, is called the:
ACorn belt
BSun belt
CRust bowl
DDust bowl
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rust bowl
1. US steel came from the Appalachian and Great Lakes regions.
2. Pittsburgh is declining.
3. It is now the rust bowl.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 6, Secondary Activities._
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