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geography
Chapter 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 area of land that is drained by a 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 |
Suburbs | A residential area outside a central city |
Standard Living | A persons or groups level of material well being as measured by education housing health care and nutrition |
Per Capita | Per person |
striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rock |
Gross national product | The total value of goods and services including the output of domestic firms in foregin countries and excluding the domestic output of foregin firms |
Canal | An artificial water way |
Telecommunication | Communication by electronic means |
Free enterprise | An economic system that allows individuals 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 |