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Ch.5&6 vocab
Term | Definition |
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colony | a territory separated from but subject to a ruling power |
annexed | to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another |
ceded | to transfer or give up |
civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citizens 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 sides of a continent |
drainage basins | the entire of land that is drained by major river and its tributaries |
tributaries | a river or stream that flows into a main river |
rain shadow | an area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of high mountains |
literacy | the ability to read and write |
standard of living | a persons or group level of material well-being as measured by education, housing, health care, and nutrition |
per capita | per person |
suburbs | a residential are outside a central city |
striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rocks |
gross national product | the total value of a nation's goods and services, including the output of domestic firms in foreign countries and excluding the domestics output of foreign firms |
canal | an artificial waterway |
telecommunication | communication by electronic means |
free enterprise |