The correct answer is:  
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         the  "Appalachian Mountains " .
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                            or ;  write as:   "Appalachian Mtns. " 
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                            or ;  write as:   "Appalachian Mountain Range" . 
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                            or ;  write as:   "Appalachian Mtn. Range " .
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<u>Note</u>:   The actual "question, itself" ;  should be written as:  
                 {something to the effect of} : 
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       " To what mountain range does the following description refer? 
             "This is the eastern North American range that reaches from Alabama in the South to Canada in the North.                                                  
              Mt. Mitchell is the highest point in this range. "
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