US & Canada - Physical Geography
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jamie68123 on January 23, 2012
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The US & Canada - Physical Geography - 6th Grade Social Studies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rocky Mountains | the major mountain range in western North America |
| glacier | a huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
| Great Lakes | the world's largest group of freshwater lakes |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
| tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year |
| permafrost | permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil |
| prairie | a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses |
| province | a political division of land in Canada |
| alluvial soil | fertile topsoil left by a river, especially after a flood |
| agribusiness | a large company that runs huge farms |
| hydroelectricity | electric power produced by moving water |
| fossil fuel | a fuel formed over millions of years from animal and plant remains |
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