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Appalachia is one of the most culturally revered regions of the United States. In many ways, it's the region people think about when someone says "Rural America." Despite its cultural prominence, however, the area remains as one of the most underpopulated in the eastern half of the country with bustling cities literally surrounding it. So why don't more people live in Empty Appalachia?

In today's video, we'll cover the physical geography of the Appalachian region and the Appalachian mountain range. Then we'll cover the early American history of how the region was settled and transformed into one of the most important natural resource regions of the 1800s and 1900s. And finally, we'll talk about the region today and why it doesn't really have any major cities of its own.

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