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World Geography
Chapter 5 and 6
Term | Definition |
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colony | a territory seperated from but subject to a ruling power |
annex | to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another |
cede | to transfer or to give up |
civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country |
industrial revolution | the shift form human power to machine power |
continental divide | a boundry or area of high ground thT SEPERATES rivers flowing toward opposite sides of continent |
drainage basin | the entire area of land that is drained by a major river and its tributaries |
tributary | a river of stream that flos into a main river |
striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rocks |
rain shadow | an area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of high mountains |
literacy | the ability to read and write |
suburb | a residental area outside a central city |
standard of living | a person's living or group's level of material well-being, as measured by education ousing health care, and nutrition |
per capita | per person |
gross national product | the total value of a nation good's and services |
canal | an artificial waterway |
telecommication | comuunication by lectronic goods |
free enterprice | an economic system that allows individuals to own |
metropolitan area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs |
hierachy | rank according to function |
hinterland | the area served by metropolis |