The ice sheet that covered northeastern United States came from which of the following locations? w) Labrador center in eastern Canada x) Keewatin center in central Canada y) Cordilleran center in the Rocky Mountains z) Greenland

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ANSWER: W -- LABRADOR CENTER IN EASTERN CANADA

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