heartland
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There are already fears that China's industrial heartland, which serves as the factory of the world, will be impacted in the long term if this crisis continues.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Southern Lebanon is the heartland of Lebanon's Shia Muslim community, Hezbollah's main support base.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Job losses were most acute in Ontario, the country’s industrial heartland and home to the bulk of the automotive industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Last year saw sectarian violence in the country's coastal Alawite heartland and in southern Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
It is true that the Maya were numerous; archaeologists agree that more people lived in the heartland in 800 a.d. than today.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Political Geography - Middle School
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Political Geography - High School
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