World Geography North America Region_vocabulary and important short answers
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marilyn_clark on November 30, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Permafrost | permanent frozen ground |
| Nomad | people moving from one place to another |
| St. Lawrence Seaway | ship route between US and Canada |
| Export | goods that sell to other countries |
| Dust Bowl | in the great plains during the 1930's, there were droughts, misuse of land and dust storms |
| Provinces | political units |
| Infrastructure | needs of a community; ex. facilities, service, machinery |
| Everglades | swamplands; usually seen in Florida |
| Beringia | large bridge that connected what is now Siberia and Alaska and was believed to have crossed the first people to North America |
| Columbian Exchange | plants, animals and diseases between Eastern and Western hemisphere during age of exploration |
| Frontier | free land in western american in the 1800's |
| Urban Sprawl | poorly development spreading over geographic area |
| Transcontinental railroad | carry goods from US and Canada |
| Reserves | public land for native people by the government |
| Smart Growth | use of land and other resources |
| Differences in the regions of North America | US is a developed country Mexico is a developing country Canada has parlament - US and Mexico have democracy Different settlers from different countries |
| French influence on Canada | French settled in Canada and occupied it for a while; Canada is split into two provinces, one of them is French so the French part of Canada is where it gets that influence |
| Canada area most populated | lower part of Canada; the urban growth is where it is most populated |
| Gold Rush | people moved out west to find gold during the 1800's |
| Immigration (good and bad) | Bad - some people come illegally so the US have to guard a certain boarder Good - gives immigrants good education, good living and good jobs. |
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