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Oil Shale or Tar Sands

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Locations of major sedimentary rock formations and loose sands containing petroleum in North America

A map of North America highlighting oil shale or tar sands areas shaded in red. The region along the boundary of Utah in the northeast along with Wyoming is shaded. The northern region of Alberta is also shaded.

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Oil Shale or Tar Sands	Literacy Rate			Ecological Regions: Level 1 Regions
Oil Shale or Tar Sands	Class	Rank	Percent	Arctic Cordillera	Tundra	Taiga	Hudson Plain	Boreal forests	Northwestern forested mountains	Marine west coast forest	Eastern temperate forests	Great Plains	Deserts and steppes	Mediterranean California	Southern semi-arid highlands	Temperate sierras	Tropical wet forests












11.5%				1.96%	6.84%	22.1%	11.9%	32.1%	29.3%	5.59%	34.8%	38.2%	26.9%	39.7%	6.89%	11.3%	14.5%

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