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chapter 5 and 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appalachian mountains | one of two major mountain chains in the eastern united states. |
| great plains | vast grassland of central north america that is largely treeless and ascends to 4,000 feet above sea level. |
| canadian sheild | a northern part of the interior lowlands that is a rocky, flat region. |
| rocky mountains | a major mountain system of the united stated and canada. |
| contenental divide | the line of the highest point in north america that marks the seperation between rivers flowing eastward and westward. |
| great lakes | a group of five fresh water lakes of central north america between the united states and canada. |
| mackenzie river | canadas longest river. |
| permafrost | permanatly frozen ground |
| prevailling westerlies | winds that blow from west to east |
| everglades | a large subtropical swampland in Florida of about 4,000 square miles. |
| nomad | a person with no permanate home. |
| beringia | a bridge that was though connected what is now Siberia and Alaska. |
| st.lawrence seaway | north america's most important deep water ship route. |
| lock | a section of a water way with closed gates. |
| migration | the movement of peoples in a reigon |
| columbian exchange | the movemnet between plants animals and diseases between the eastern and western hemisphere |
| louisiana purchase | the area including the reigon between the mississippi river |
| frontier | the free open land in america west that was avilible for settlement. |
| suburb | a politicial unit or community touching the borders of the central city. |
| representative democracy | a government in which the people rule |
| export free enterprise | a good that is sold from one economy to another |
| service industry | any kind of economic activity that produces a service more than a product |
| postindustrial economy | an economic phase in wich manufacturing plays no role of dominate |
| multinational | a buisness that involves things world wide. |
| new england | the six northern ststes in the northeast united states |
| megalopolis | a reigon in southwest asia between the tigris |
| the midwest | the region that contains the 12 of the north central united states. |
| the south | region that covers about 1/4th land |
| metropolitan | a functional area including a city |
| area | land, space |
| the west | north america region |
| land grants | a portion of public land given by a government |
| diffusion | the spread of ideas |
| chisholm trail | the major cattle trail from san antonio texas through oklahoma to kansas |
| alamo | the abandon mission the fort near san antonio |
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