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chapter 5 and 6 voca
chapter 5&6 vocab
Term | Definition |
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colony | a territory separated from subject to a ruling power |
annexed | to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another |
cede | transfer or give up |
civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citizen of the same country |
industrial revolution | the shift from human power to machine power |
continental divide | a boundary or area of high ground that separates rivers flowing toward opposite side of a continent |
drainage basin | the entire area of land that is drained by a major river and its tributaries |
tributary | a river or stream that flows into a main river |
striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rock |
rain shadow | an area of reduced rain fall on the leeward side of high mountains |
literacy | the ability to read and write |
suburb | a residential area out side a central city |
canal | an artificial water way |
gross national product | the total value of a nations goods and services including the output of the domestic firms in foreign countries and excluding the domestic output of foreign firms |
standard of living | a person or groups level of material well being as measured by education housing health care and nutrition |
telecommunication | communication by electronic means |
free enterprise | an economic system that is allows indiciuals to own operate and profit from their own businesses in an open competitive market |
metropolitan area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs |
hierarchy | rank according to function |
hinterland | the area served by a metropolis |
per ca pita | per person |