USA and Canada
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Colony | a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland |
| Annex | to add on |
| Cede | transfer |
| Industrial Revolution | machines do the work |
| Continental Divide | rivers flowing different directions |
| Drainage Basin | collection of water at end of river |
| Tributary | contributing river |
| Striation | lines left in rocks |
| Rain Shadow | keeps all the rain on one side |
| Literacy | able to read and write |
| Suburb | just outside of the city |
| Standard of Living | education, housing, healthcare, and nutrition |
| Per Capita | per person |
| Megalopolis | very large city |
| Mangrove | tropical trees in a swampy place by the coast |
| Bayous | marshy inlets of lakes and rivers |
| Fall Line | imaginary line between Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Costal Plains |
| Sunbelt | Carolinas to south California |
| Humus | fertile soil |
| Growing Season | spring to fall frosts |
| Grain Elevator | tall buildings for storing and moves |
| Grain Exchange | grain market |
| Tundra | dry, treeless |
| Aqueducts | water pipe |
| Province | political divisions |
| Maritime | edge of sea |
| Bedrock | covered rock |
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