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CBC_Television
On August 18, 2011, the CRTC issued a decision that allows CBC's mandatory market rebroadcasting transmitters in analogue to remain on-air until August 31, 2012. Before that deadline, CBC's licence renewal process would take place and CBC's digital transition plans would be examined as part of that process. The require...
Which of CBC's channels were required to be relocated or reduced in power?
{ "text": [ "52 to 69" ], "answer_start": [ 393 ] }
572a582ab8ce0319002e2abb
CBC_Television
On July 17, 2012, the CRTC approved the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters, noting that "while the Commission has the discretion to refuse to revoke broadcasting licences, even on application from a licensee, it cannot direct the CBC or any other broadcaster to continue to operate its stations and transmitters." ...
On what date did the CTRC approve the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters?
{ "text": [ "July 17, 2012" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
572a582ab8ce0319002e2abc
CBC_Television
On July 17, 2012, the CRTC approved the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters, noting that "while the Commission has the discretion to refuse to revoke broadcasting licences, even on application from a licensee, it cannot direct the CBC or any other broadcaster to continue to operate its stations and transmitters." ...
On what date were CBC's remaining analogue transmitters shut down?
{ "text": [ "July 31, 2012" ], "answer_start": [ 323 ] }
572a582ab8ce0319002e2abd
CBC_Television
On July 17, 2012, the CRTC approved the shut down of CBC's analogue transmitters, noting that "while the Commission has the discretion to refuse to revoke broadcasting licences, even on application from a licensee, it cannot direct the CBC or any other broadcaster to continue to operate its stations and transmitters." ...
How many analogue transmitters were shut down on July 31, 2012?
{ "text": [ "620" ], "answer_start": [ 392 ] }
57299cb33f37b319004784f7
Appalachian_Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains (i/ˌæpəˈleɪʃᵻn/ or /ˌæpəˈlætʃᵻn/,[note 1] French: les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period and once reached elevations similar to those of the Alp...
What are the Appalachian mountains called in French?
{ "text": [ "les Appalaches" ], "answer_start": [ 76 ] }
57299cb33f37b319004784f8
Appalachian_Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains (i/ˌæpəˈleɪʃᵻn/ or /ˌæpəˈlætʃᵻn/,[note 1] French: les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period and once reached elevations similar to those of the Alp...
What are the Appalachian mountains?
{ "text": [ "a system of mountains in eastern North America" ], "answer_start": [ 128 ] }
57299cb33f37b319004784f9
Appalachian_Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains (i/ˌæpəˈleɪʃᵻn/ or /ˌæpəˈlætʃᵻn/,[note 1] French: les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period and once reached elevations similar to those of the Alp...
When did the Appalachian mountains form?
{ "text": [ "roughly 480 million years ago" ], "answer_start": [ 206 ] }
57299cb33f37b319004784fa
Appalachian_Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains (i/ˌæpəˈleɪʃᵻn/ or /ˌæpəˈlætʃᵻn/,[note 1] French: les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period and once reached elevations similar to those of the Alp...
In what era did the mountains form?
{ "text": [ "Ordovician Period" ], "answer_start": [ 247 ] }
57299d4b6aef05140015502a
Appalachian_Mountains
Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division as consisting of thirteen provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and M...
How many provinces are in the mountain range?
{ "text": [ "thirteen provinces" ], "answer_start": [ 181 ] }
57299d4b6aef05140015502b
Appalachian_Mountains
Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division as consisting of thirteen provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and M...
What is one of the provinces?
{ "text": [ "the Atlantic Coast Uplands" ], "answer_start": [ 201 ] }
57299d4b6aef05140015502c
Appalachian_Mountains
Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division as consisting of thirteen provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and M...
Which province is often left out?
{ "text": [ "the Adirondack provinces" ], "answer_start": [ 482 ] }
57299d4b6aef05140015502d
Appalachian_Mountains
Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division as consisting of thirteen provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and M...
What set of mountains in the range have a different geological history?
{ "text": [ "the Adirondack Mountains" ], "answer_start": [ 553 ] }
57299db76aef051400155032
Appalachian_Mountains
The range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.[discuss] The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre...
What country do the Appalachian mountains extend into?
{ "text": [ "Canada" ], "answer_start": [ 79 ] }
57299db76aef051400155033
Appalachian_Mountains
The range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.[discuss] The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre...
How large is the zone in Canada?
{ "text": [ "100 to 300 mi" ], "answer_start": [ 107 ] }
57299db76aef051400155034
Appalachian_Mountains
The range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.[discuss] The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre...
Where does it start in Canada?
{ "text": [ "Newfoundland" ], "answer_start": [ 170 ] }
57299db76aef051400155035
Appalachian_Mountains
The range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.[discuss] The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre...
Where does it end in the US?
{ "text": [ "Central Alabama" ], "answer_start": [ 220 ] }
57299db76aef051400155036
Appalachian_Mountains
The range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.[discuss] The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre...
What island is included in the range?
{ "text": [ "Saint Pierre and Miquelon" ], "answer_start": [ 308 ] }
57299e763f37b31900478509
Appalachian_Mountains
The term Appalachian refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range. Most broadly, it refers to the entire mountain range with its surrounding hills and the dissected plateau region. The term is often used more restrictively to refer to regions in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains, ...
What does the term Appalachian refer to?
{ "text": [ "several different regions associated with the mountain range" ], "answer_start": [ 31 ] }
57299e763f37b3190047850a
Appalachian_Mountains
The term Appalachian refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range. Most broadly, it refers to the entire mountain range with its surrounding hills and the dissected plateau region. The term is often used more restrictively to refer to regions in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains, ...
What states comprise of the southern Appalachian mountains?
{ "text": [ "Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina" ], "answer_start": [ 361 ] }
57299ee01d0469140077958b
Appalachian_Mountains
While exploring inland along the northern coast of Florida in 1528, the members of the Narváez expedition, including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, found a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida whose name they transcribed as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. The name was soon altered by the Spa...
What area did the Narvaez expedition explore?
{ "text": [ "northern coast of Florida" ], "answer_start": [ 33 ] }
57299ee01d0469140077958c
Appalachian_Mountains
While exploring inland along the northern coast of Florida in 1528, the members of the Narváez expedition, including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, found a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida whose name they transcribed as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. The name was soon altered by the Spa...
When did the Narvaez expedition explore Florida?
{ "text": [ "1528" ], "answer_start": [ 62 ] }
57299ee01d0469140077958d
Appalachian_Mountains
While exploring inland along the northern coast of Florida in 1528, the members of the Narváez expedition, including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, found a Native American village near present-day Tallahassee, Florida whose name they transcribed as Apalchen or Apalachen [a.paˈla.tʃɛn]. The name was soon altered by the Spa...
What did they transcribe Florida's name as?
{ "text": [ "Apalchen" ], "answer_start": [ 246 ] }
57299f39af94a219006aa575
Appalachian_Mountains
In addition to the true folded mountains, known as the ridge and valley province, the area of dissected plateau to the north and west of the mountains is usually grouped with the Appalachians. This includes the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York, the Poconos in Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny Plateau of southw...
What area is usually grouped with the Appalachians?
{ "text": [ "dissected plateau to the north and west of the mountains" ], "answer_start": [ 94 ] }
57299f39af94a219006aa576
Appalachian_Mountains
In addition to the true folded mountains, known as the ridge and valley province, the area of dissected plateau to the north and west of the mountains is usually grouped with the Appalachians. This includes the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York, the Poconos in Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny Plateau of southw...
What mountains does that region include?
{ "text": [ "Catskill Mountains" ], "answer_start": [ 211 ] }
57299f39af94a219006aa577
Appalachian_Mountains
In addition to the true folded mountains, known as the ridge and valley province, the area of dissected plateau to the north and west of the mountains is usually grouped with the Appalachians. This includes the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York, the Poconos in Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny Plateau of southw...
What is the plateau known as in West Virginia?
{ "text": [ "Cumberland Plateau" ], "answer_start": [ 434 ] }
57299fb33f37b31900478517
Appalachian_Mountains
The Appalachian belt includes, with the ranges enumerated above, the plateaus sloping southward to the Atlantic Ocean in New England, and south-eastward to the border of the coastal plain through the central and southern Atlantic states; and on the north-west, the Allegheny and Cumberland plateaus declining toward the ...
What does the Great Appalachian Valley do?
{ "text": [ "divides the mountain system into two unequal portions" ], "answer_start": [ 506 ] }
57299fb33f37b31900478519
Appalachian_Mountains
The Appalachian belt includes, with the ranges enumerated above, the plateaus sloping southward to the Atlantic Ocean in New England, and south-eastward to the border of the coastal plain through the central and southern Atlantic states; and on the north-west, the Allegheny and Cumberland plateaus declining toward the ...
What is the climate like on the summits?
{ "text": [ "None of the summits reaches the region of perpetual snow." ], "answer_start": [ 948 ] }
5729a0203f37b3190047851d
Appalachian_Mountains
Mountains of the Long Range in Newfoundland reach heights of nearly 3,000 ft (900 m). In the Chic-Choc and Notre Dame mountain ranges in Quebec, the higher summits rise to about 4,000 ft (1,200 m) elevation. Isolated peaks and small ranges in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick vary from 1,000 to 2,700 ft (300 to 800 m). In ...
How tall are the mountains in Newfoundland?
{ "text": [ "3,000 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 68 ] }
5729a0203f37b3190047851e
Appalachian_Mountains
Mountains of the Long Range in Newfoundland reach heights of nearly 3,000 ft (900 m). In the Chic-Choc and Notre Dame mountain ranges in Quebec, the higher summits rise to about 4,000 ft (1,200 m) elevation. Isolated peaks and small ranges in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick vary from 1,000 to 2,700 ft (300 to 800 m). In ...
How tall are the mountains in Nova Scotia?
{ "text": [ "vary from 1,000 to 2,700 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 273 ] }
5729a0203f37b3190047851f
Appalachian_Mountains
Mountains of the Long Range in Newfoundland reach heights of nearly 3,000 ft (900 m). In the Chic-Choc and Notre Dame mountain ranges in Quebec, the higher summits rise to about 4,000 ft (1,200 m) elevation. Isolated peaks and small ranges in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick vary from 1,000 to 2,700 ft (300 to 800 m). In ...
How tall are the mountains in Maine?
{ "text": [ "exceed 4,000 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 340 ] }
5729a0203f37b31900478520
Appalachian_Mountains
Mountains of the Long Range in Newfoundland reach heights of nearly 3,000 ft (900 m). In the Chic-Choc and Notre Dame mountain ranges in Quebec, the higher summits rise to about 4,000 ft (1,200 m) elevation. Isolated peaks and small ranges in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick vary from 1,000 to 2,700 ft (300 to 800 m). In ...
How tall are the mountains in New Hampshire?
{ "text": [ "many summits rise above 5,000 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 435 ] }
5729a094af94a219006aa585
Appalachian_Mountains
In Pennsylvania, there are over sixty summits that rise over 2,500 ft (800 m); the summits of Mount Davis and Blue Knob rise over 3,000 ft (900 m). In Maryland, Eagle Rock and Dans Mountain are conspicuous points reaching 3,162 ft (964 m) and 2,882 ft (878 m) respectively. On the same side of the Great Valley, south of...
How many summits in PA are over 2,500 ft?
{ "text": [ "over sixty summits" ], "answer_start": [ 27 ] }
5729a094af94a219006aa586
Appalachian_Mountains
In Pennsylvania, there are over sixty summits that rise over 2,500 ft (800 m); the summits of Mount Davis and Blue Knob rise over 3,000 ft (900 m). In Maryland, Eagle Rock and Dans Mountain are conspicuous points reaching 3,162 ft (964 m) and 2,882 ft (878 m) respectively. On the same side of the Great Valley, south of...
How tall are the summits of Mount Davis and Blue Knob?
{ "text": [ "over 3,000 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 125 ] }
5729a094af94a219006aa587
Appalachian_Mountains
In Pennsylvania, there are over sixty summits that rise over 2,500 ft (800 m); the summits of Mount Davis and Blue Knob rise over 3,000 ft (900 m). In Maryland, Eagle Rock and Dans Mountain are conspicuous points reaching 3,162 ft (964 m) and 2,882 ft (878 m) respectively. On the same side of the Great Valley, south of...
How tall are Eagle Rock and Dans Mountain?
{ "text": [ "3,162 ft (964 m) and 2,882 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 222 ] }
5729a094af94a219006aa588
Appalachian_Mountains
In Pennsylvania, there are over sixty summits that rise over 2,500 ft (800 m); the summits of Mount Davis and Blue Knob rise over 3,000 ft (900 m). In Maryland, Eagle Rock and Dans Mountain are conspicuous points reaching 3,162 ft (964 m) and 2,882 ft (878 m) respectively. On the same side of the Great Valley, south of...
How tall is the Pinnacle?
{ "text": [ "3,007 feet" ], "answer_start": [ 351 ] }
5729a094af94a219006aa589
Appalachian_Mountains
In Pennsylvania, there are over sixty summits that rise over 2,500 ft (800 m); the summits of Mount Davis and Blue Knob rise over 3,000 ft (900 m). In Maryland, Eagle Rock and Dans Mountain are conspicuous points reaching 3,162 ft (964 m) and 2,882 ft (878 m) respectively. On the same side of the Great Valley, south of...
How many peaks are over 4,000 feet in WV?
{ "text": [ "more than 150 peaks" ], "answer_start": [ 426 ] }
5729a106af94a219006aa58f
Appalachian_Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains, rising in southern Pennsylvania and there known as South Mountain, attain elevations of about 2,000 ft (600 m) in that state. South Mountain achieves its highest point just below the Mason-Dixon line in Maryland at Quirauk Mountain 2,145 ft (654 m) and then diminishes in height southward to th...
Where do the Blue Ridge Mountains begin?
{ "text": [ "southern Pennsylvania" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
5729a106af94a219006aa590
Appalachian_Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains, rising in southern Pennsylvania and there known as South Mountain, attain elevations of about 2,000 ft (600 m) in that state. South Mountain achieves its highest point just below the Mason-Dixon line in Maryland at Quirauk Mountain 2,145 ft (654 m) and then diminishes in height southward to th...
What are the typical elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
{ "text": [ "2,000 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 120 ] }
5729a106af94a219006aa591
Appalachian_Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains, rising in southern Pennsylvania and there known as South Mountain, attain elevations of about 2,000 ft (600 m) in that state. South Mountain achieves its highest point just below the Mason-Dixon line in Maryland at Quirauk Mountain 2,145 ft (654 m) and then diminishes in height southward to th...
How tall is Quirauk Mountain?
{ "text": [ "2,145 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 258 ] }
5729a106af94a219006aa592
Appalachian_Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains, rising in southern Pennsylvania and there known as South Mountain, attain elevations of about 2,000 ft (600 m) in that state. South Mountain achieves its highest point just below the Mason-Dixon line in Maryland at Quirauk Mountain 2,145 ft (654 m) and then diminishes in height southward to th...
How tall are the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia?
{ "text": [ "2,000 ft" ], "answer_start": [ 383 ] }
5729a106af94a219006aa593
Appalachian_Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains, rising in southern Pennsylvania and there known as South Mountain, attain elevations of about 2,000 ft (600 m) in that state. South Mountain achieves its highest point just below the Mason-Dixon line in Maryland at Quirauk Mountain 2,145 ft (654 m) and then diminishes in height southward to th...
What is the tallest Appalachian mountain in Virginia?
{ "text": [ "Mount Rogers" ], "answer_start": [ 812 ] }
5729a1aaaf94a219006aa5a5
Appalachian_Mountains
Before the French and Indian War, the Appalachian Mountains laid on the indeterminate boundary between Britain's colonies along the Atlantic and French areas centered in the Mississippi basin. After the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 restricted settlement for Great Britain's thirteen original colonies ...
What was the general opinion of the law?
{ "text": [ "it was strongly resented by backcountry settlers throughout the Appalachians" ], "answer_start": [ 582 ] }
5729a1aaaf94a219006aa5a6
Appalachian_Mountains
Before the French and Indian War, the Appalachian Mountains laid on the indeterminate boundary between Britain's colonies along the Atlantic and French areas centered in the Mississippi basin. After the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 restricted settlement for Great Britain's thirteen original colonies ...
What did the law likely lead to?
{ "text": [ "the American Revolutionary War" ], "answer_start": [ 732 ] }
5729a1aaaf94a219006aa5a7
Appalachian_Mountains
Before the French and Indian War, the Appalachian Mountains laid on the indeterminate boundary between Britain's colonies along the Atlantic and French areas centered in the Mississippi basin. After the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 restricted settlement for Great Britain's thirteen original colonies ...
What did the backcountry settlers want to secure?
{ "text": [ "their settlement of Kentucky" ], "answer_start": [ 1059 ] }
5729a2163f37b31900478525
Appalachian_Mountains
In eastern Pennsylvania the Great Appalachian Valley, or Great Valley, was accessible by reason of a broad gateway between the end of South Mountain and the Highlands, and many Germans and Moravians settled here between the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers forming the Pennsylvania Dutch community, some of whom even now ...
Where did a lot of Germans settle?
{ "text": [ "between the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers" ], "answer_start": [ 212 ] }
5729a2163f37b31900478526
Appalachian_Mountains
In eastern Pennsylvania the Great Appalachian Valley, or Great Valley, was accessible by reason of a broad gateway between the end of South Mountain and the Highlands, and many Germans and Moravians settled here between the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers forming the Pennsylvania Dutch community, some of whom even now ...
What dialect was created because of this?
{ "text": [ "Pennsylvania German language" ], "answer_start": [ 376 ] }
5729a2163f37b31900478527
Appalachian_Mountains
In eastern Pennsylvania the Great Appalachian Valley, or Great Valley, was accessible by reason of a broad gateway between the end of South Mountain and the Highlands, and many Germans and Moravians settled here between the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers forming the Pennsylvania Dutch community, some of whom even now ...
Where did these Germans eventually occupy?
{ "text": [ "all of the Shenandoah Valley" ], "answer_start": [ 632 ] }
5729a24c1d0469140077959b
Appalachian_Mountains
Characteristic birds of the forest are wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris), ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), common raven (Corvus corax), wood duck (Aix sponsa), great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), barred owl (Strix varia), screech owl (Megascops asio), red-tailed hawk (Buteo...
What is one typical bird found in the range?
{ "text": [ "wild turkey" ], "answer_start": [ 39 ] }
5729a2d53f37b31900478535
Appalachian_Mountains
Animals that characterize the Appalachian forests include five species of tree squirrels. The most commonly seen is the low to moderate elevation eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Occupying similar habitat is the slightly larger fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the much smaller southern flying squirrel (Gla...
How many species of tree squirrel are commonly found in the range?
{ "text": [ "five species" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
5729a2d53f37b31900478536
Appalachian_Mountains
Animals that characterize the Appalachian forests include five species of tree squirrels. The most commonly seen is the low to moderate elevation eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Occupying similar habitat is the slightly larger fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the much smaller southern flying squirrel (Gla...
What is the most commonly seen species?
{ "text": [ "gray squirrel" ], "answer_start": [ 154 ] }
5729a2d53f37b31900478537
Appalachian_Mountains
Animals that characterize the Appalachian forests include five species of tree squirrels. The most commonly seen is the low to moderate elevation eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Occupying similar habitat is the slightly larger fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the much smaller southern flying squirrel (Gla...
What does the squirrel share its habitat with?
{ "text": [ "larger fox squirrel" ], "answer_start": [ 234 ] }
5729a2d53f37b31900478538
Appalachian_Mountains
Animals that characterize the Appalachian forests include five species of tree squirrels. The most commonly seen is the low to moderate elevation eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Occupying similar habitat is the slightly larger fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the much smaller southern flying squirrel (Gla...
What is found more in the northern portions?
{ "text": [ "red squirrel" ], "answer_start": [ 409 ] }
5729a2d53f37b31900478539
Appalachian_Mountains
Animals that characterize the Appalachian forests include five species of tree squirrels. The most commonly seen is the low to moderate elevation eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Occupying similar habitat is the slightly larger fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the much smaller southern flying squirrel (Gla...
Which species is commonly found more in spruce-fir forests?
{ "text": [ "Appalachian northern flying squirrel" ], "answer_start": [ 461 ] }
5729a33c6aef051400155062
Appalachian_Mountains
Dryer and rockier uplands and ridges are occupied by oak-chestnut type forests dominated by a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), hickories (Carya spp.) and, in the past, by the American chestnut (Castanea dentata). The American chestnut was virtually eliminated as a canopy species by the introduced fungal chestnut blight ...
What trees are typically found in the dryer portions?
{ "text": [ "oak" ], "answer_start": [ 53 ] }
5729a33c6aef051400155063
Appalachian_Mountains
Dryer and rockier uplands and ridges are occupied by oak-chestnut type forests dominated by a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), hickories (Carya spp.) and, in the past, by the American chestnut (Castanea dentata). The American chestnut was virtually eliminated as a canopy species by the introduced fungal chestnut blight ...
What species of tree was pretty much eliminated?
{ "text": [ "The American chestnut" ], "answer_start": [ 212 ] }
5729a33c6aef051400155064
Appalachian_Mountains
Dryer and rockier uplands and ridges are occupied by oak-chestnut type forests dominated by a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), hickories (Carya spp.) and, in the past, by the American chestnut (Castanea dentata). The American chestnut was virtually eliminated as a canopy species by the introduced fungal chestnut blight ...
What does the tree live on?
{ "text": [ "sapling-sized sprouts" ], "answer_start": [ 365 ] }
5729a33c6aef051400155065
Appalachian_Mountains
Dryer and rockier uplands and ridges are occupied by oak-chestnut type forests dominated by a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), hickories (Carya spp.) and, in the past, by the American chestnut (Castanea dentata). The American chestnut was virtually eliminated as a canopy species by the introduced fungal chestnut blight ...
What trees replaced chestnut trees?
{ "text": [ "oaks" ], "answer_start": [ 519 ] }
5729a3881d0469140077959d
Appalachian_Mountains
The oak forests of the southern and central Appalachians consist largely of black, northern red, white, chestnut and scarlet oaks (Quercus velutina, Q. rubra, Q. alba, Q. prinus and Q. coccinea) and hickories, such as the pignut (Carya glabra) in particular. The richest forests, which grade into mesic types, usually in...
What kind of oaks are in the central and southern portions?
{ "text": [ "black, northern red, white, chestnut and scarlet oaks" ], "answer_start": [ 76 ] }
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Appalachian_Mountains
The oak forests of the southern and central Appalachians consist largely of black, northern red, white, chestnut and scarlet oaks (Quercus velutina, Q. rubra, Q. alba, Q. prinus and Q. coccinea) and hickories, such as the pignut (Carya glabra) in particular. The richest forests, which grade into mesic types, usually in...
What other tree is common there?
{ "text": [ "hickories" ], "answer_start": [ 199 ] }
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Appalachian_Mountains
The oak forests of the southern and central Appalachians consist largely of black, northern red, white, chestnut and scarlet oaks (Quercus velutina, Q. rubra, Q. alba, Q. prinus and Q. coccinea) and hickories, such as the pignut (Carya glabra) in particular. The richest forests, which grade into mesic types, usually in...
What trees are located in drier portions?
{ "text": [ "chestnut oak" ], "answer_start": [ 434 ] }
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IBM
The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name whi...
In what year did the company that was to become IBM form?
{ "text": [ "1911" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
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IBM
The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name whi...
What was the name of the company that eventually became IBM?
{ "text": [ "Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR)" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
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IBM
The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name whi...
In what year did IBM get its name?
{ "text": [ "1924" ], "answer_start": [ 304 ] }
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IBM
The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name whi...
What nickname was given to IBM?
{ "text": [ "Big Blue" ], "answer_start": [ 453 ] }
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IBM
The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company. CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name whi...
What is one parent company of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company?
{ "text": [ "Computing Scale Company" ], "answer_start": [ 190 ] }
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IBM
In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by For...
How many employees did IBM have in 2012?
{ "text": [ "435,000 worldwide" ], "answer_start": [ 90 ] }
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IBM
In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by For...
What was the ranking in terms of market cap for IBM in 2012?
{ "text": [ "fourth largest" ], "answer_start": [ 114 ] }
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IBM
In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by For...
In 2011 Forbes, by revenue, ranked IBM at what rank globally?
{ "text": [ "31st largest" ], "answer_start": [ 281 ] }
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IBM
In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by For...
At what rank was IBM rated as a global brand by Interbrand?
{ "text": [ "№2" ], "answer_start": [ 455 ] }
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IBM
In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the second largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees (435,000 worldwide), the fourth largest in terms of market capitalization, the ninth most profitable, and the nineteenth largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the 31st largest in terms of revenue by For...
In 2012 Fortune ranked the largest US firms by number employees, what was IBMs rank?
{ "text": [ "second largest" ], "answer_start": [ 32 ] }
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IBM
IBM has 12 research laboratories worldwide, bundled into IBM Research. As of 2013[update] the company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 22 consecutive years. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science...
Under what name do research laboratories operated by IBM work under?
{ "text": [ "IBM Research" ], "answer_start": [ 57 ] }
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IBM
IBM has 12 research laboratories worldwide, bundled into IBM Research. As of 2013[update] the company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 22 consecutive years. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science...
How many research labs does IBM have world wide?
{ "text": [ "12 research laboratories worldwide" ], "answer_start": [ 8 ] }
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IBM
IBM has 12 research laboratories worldwide, bundled into IBM Research. As of 2013[update] the company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 22 consecutive years. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science...
In 2013 how many years had IBM generated the most patents by a business?
{ "text": [ "22 consecutive years" ], "answer_start": [ 163 ] }
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IBM
IBM has 12 research laboratories worldwide, bundled into IBM Research. As of 2013[update] the company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 22 consecutive years. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science...
How many Nobel Prizes have been won by IBM employees?
{ "text": [ "five Nobel Prizes" ], "answer_start": [ 213 ] }
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IBM
IBM has 12 research laboratories worldwide, bundled into IBM Research. As of 2013[update] the company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 22 consecutive years. Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science...
This IBM invention is known by the acronym UPC, what is the full name?
{ "text": [ "Universal Product Code" ], "answer_start": [ 502 ] }
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IBM
IBM has constantly evolved since its inception. Over the past decade, it has steadily shifted its business mix by exiting commoditizing markets such as PCs, hard disk drives and DRAMs and focusing on higher-value, more profitable markets such as business intelligence, data analytics, business continuity, security, clou...
What was IBM's operating margin in 2004?
{ "text": [ "16.8%" ], "answer_start": [ 478 ] }
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IBM
IBM has constantly evolved since its inception. Over the past decade, it has steadily shifted its business mix by exiting commoditizing markets such as PCs, hard disk drives and DRAMs and focusing on higher-value, more profitable markets such as business intelligence, data analytics, business continuity, security, clou...
What were the net profit margins of IBM in 2004?
{ "text": [ "9.0%" ], "answer_start": [ 547 ] }
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IBM
IBM has constantly evolved since its inception. Over the past decade, it has steadily shifted its business mix by exiting commoditizing markets such as PCs, hard disk drives and DRAMs and focusing on higher-value, more profitable markets such as business intelligence, data analytics, business continuity, security, clou...
IBM's net profit margins were 16.5% in what year?
{ "text": [ "2013" ], "answer_start": [ 572 ] }
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IBM
IBM has constantly evolved since its inception. Over the past decade, it has steadily shifted its business mix by exiting commoditizing markets such as PCs, hard disk drives and DRAMs and focusing on higher-value, more profitable markets such as business intelligence, data analytics, business continuity, security, clou...
IBM's operating margin in 2013 was what?
{ "text": [ "24.3%" ], "answer_start": [ 495 ] }
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IBM
IBM has constantly evolved since its inception. Over the past decade, it has steadily shifted its business mix by exiting commoditizing markets such as PCs, hard disk drives and DRAMs and focusing on higher-value, more profitable markets such as business intelligence, data analytics, business continuity, security, clou...
IBM focusing on markets like business continuity, business intelligence, security, and cloud computing is an example of IBM doing what?
{ "text": [ "exiting commoditizing markets" ], "answer_start": [ 114 ] }
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IBM
IBM acquired Kenexa (2012) and SPSS (2009) and PwC's consulting business (2002), spinning off companies like printer manufacturer Lexmark (1991), and selling off product lines like its personal computer and x86 server businesses to Lenovo (2005, 2014). In 2014, IBM announced that it would go "fabless" by offloading IBM...
In what year did IBM acquire Kenexa?
{ "text": [ "2012" ], "answer_start": [ 21 ] }
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IBM
IBM acquired Kenexa (2012) and SPSS (2009) and PwC's consulting business (2002), spinning off companies like printer manufacturer Lexmark (1991), and selling off product lines like its personal computer and x86 server businesses to Lenovo (2005, 2014). In 2014, IBM announced that it would go "fabless" by offloading IBM...
IBM made an acquisition in 2009, name it.
{ "text": [ "SPSS" ], "answer_start": [ 31 ] }
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IBM
IBM acquired Kenexa (2012) and SPSS (2009) and PwC's consulting business (2002), spinning off companies like printer manufacturer Lexmark (1991), and selling off product lines like its personal computer and x86 server businesses to Lenovo (2005, 2014). In 2014, IBM announced that it would go "fabless" by offloading IBM...
IBM span off its printer manufacturer in 1991, what was its name?
{ "text": [ "Lexmark" ], "answer_start": [ 130 ] }
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IBM
IBM acquired Kenexa (2012) and SPSS (2009) and PwC's consulting business (2002), spinning off companies like printer manufacturer Lexmark (1991), and selling off product lines like its personal computer and x86 server businesses to Lenovo (2005, 2014). In 2014, IBM announced that it would go "fabless" by offloading IBM...
IBM sold two product lines to Lenovo, name them.
{ "text": [ "personal computer and x86 server" ], "answer_start": [ 185 ] }
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IBM
IBM acquired Kenexa (2012) and SPSS (2009) and PwC's consulting business (2002), spinning off companies like printer manufacturer Lexmark (1991), and selling off product lines like its personal computer and x86 server businesses to Lenovo (2005, 2014). In 2014, IBM announced that it would go "fabless" by offloading IBM...
What was the name of the company that IBM Micro Electronics was offloaded to?
{ "text": [ "GlobalFoundries" ], "answer_start": [ 370 ] }
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IBM
On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). CTR's business office was in Endicott. The individual companies owned by CTR continued to operate using their established names until the businesses were integrat...
On what date did the companies that became the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company get consolidated?
{ "text": [ "June 16, 1911" ], "answer_start": [ 3 ] }
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IBM
On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). CTR's business office was in Endicott. The individual companies owned by CTR continued to operate using their established names until the businesses were integrat...
Name the individual that consolidated the companies that were to become the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.
{ "text": [ "Charles Ranlett Flint" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
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IBM
On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). CTR's business office was in Endicott. The individual companies owned by CTR continued to operate using their established names until the businesses were integrat...
In what year did the companies owned by Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company finally integrate?
{ "text": [ "1933" ], "answer_start": [ 326 ] }
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IBM
On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). CTR's business office was in Endicott. The individual companies owned by CTR continued to operate using their established names until the businesses were integrat...
Where was the CTR Business office?
{ "text": [ "Endicott" ], "answer_start": [ 187 ] }
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IBM
On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). CTR's business office was in Endicott. The individual companies owned by CTR continued to operate using their established names until the businesses were integrat...
In 1933 the four companies owned by CTR had how many employees?
{ "text": [ "1,300 employees" ], "answer_start": [ 390 ] }
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IBM
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., fired from the National Cash Register Company by John Henry Patterson, called on Flint and, in 1914, was offered CTR. Watson joined CTR as General Manager then, 11 months later, was made President when court cases relating to his time at NCR were resolved. Having learned Patterson's pioneering bu...
In what year did Thomas J. Watson, Sr. join CTR?
{ "text": [ "1914" ], "answer_start": [ 118 ] }
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IBM
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., fired from the National Cash Register Company by John Henry Patterson, called on Flint and, in 1914, was offered CTR. Watson joined CTR as General Manager then, 11 months later, was made President when court cases relating to his time at NCR were resolved. Having learned Patterson's pioneering bu...
Thomas J. Watson Sr. was fired from what company?
{ "text": [ "National Cash Register Company" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
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IBM
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., fired from the National Cash Register Company by John Henry Patterson, called on Flint and, in 1914, was offered CTR. Watson joined CTR as General Manager then, 11 months later, was made President when court cases relating to his time at NCR were resolved. Having learned Patterson's pioneering bu...
What was the favorite slogan of Thomas J. Watson Sr.?
{ "text": [ "THINK" ], "answer_start": [ 655 ] }
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IBM
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., fired from the National Cash Register Company by John Henry Patterson, called on Flint and, in 1914, was offered CTR. Watson joined CTR as General Manager then, 11 months later, was made President when court cases relating to his time at NCR were resolved. Having learned Patterson's pioneering bu...
The revenues did what under the first 4 years of Watson being president?
{ "text": [ "more than doubled to $9 million" ], "answer_start": [ 752 ] }
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IBM
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., fired from the National Cash Register Company by John Henry Patterson, called on Flint and, in 1914, was offered CTR. Watson joined CTR as General Manager then, 11 months later, was made President when court cases relating to his time at NCR were resolved. Having learned Patterson's pioneering bu...
The name International Business Machines was first used in what year?
{ "text": [ "1917" ], "answer_start": [ 1043 ] }
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IBM
In 1937, IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act, and the Third Reich, largely through the German subsidiary ...
What what was the name of the subsidiary working in Germany during World War 2?
{ "text": [ "Dehomag" ], "answer_start": [ 320 ] }
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IBM
In 1937, IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act, and the Third Reich, largely through the German subsidiary ...
Records for how many people were maintained by IBM in 1937?
{ "text": [ "26 million" ], "answer_start": [ 206 ] }
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IBM
In 1937, IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act, and the Third Reich, largely through the German subsidiary ...
What service did IBM provide for the Nuremberg Trials?
{ "text": [ "translation services" ], "answer_start": [ 474 ] }
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IBM
In 1937, IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act, and the Third Reich, largely through the German subsidiary ...
What year did IBM open its first office in Bahrain?
{ "text": [ "1947" ], "answer_start": [ 524 ] }
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IBM
In 1937, IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act, and the Third Reich, largely through the German subsidiary ...
What was the eventual name of the company that IBM operated in Saudi Arabia?
{ "text": [ "Saudi Business Machines" ], "answer_start": [ 690 ] }