Chapter 5 & 6 vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| colony | A territory separated from but subject to a ruling power
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| annex | to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another
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| cede | to transfer or give up
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| civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
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| Industrial Revolution | The shift from human power to machine power
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| continental divide | a boundary or area of high ground that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent
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| drainage basins | The entire area of land that is drained
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| tributary | A river or stream that flows into a main river
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| striations | Marks characterizing glaciated areas of rocks
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| rain shadow | An area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of the high mountains
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| literacy | The ability to read and write
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| suburb | A residential area outside a central city
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| standard of living | A person's or group's level of material well-being, as measured by education, housing, health care, and nutrition
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| per capita | per person
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| 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 domestic output of foreign firms
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| canal | an artificial waterway
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| telecommunication | Communication by electronic means
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| free enterprise | An economic system that allows individuals to own, operate, and profit from their own businesses in an open, competitive market
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| metropolitan area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs
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| hierarchy | rank according to function
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| hinterland | The area served by a metropolis
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