vocabulary for Global Studies (Chapter 10)
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| Plain | A broad area of fairly level land
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| Coastal Plain | A region consisting of hte Atlantic Plain on the east coast and the Gulf Plain which lies along the Gulf of Mexico
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| Canadian Shield | Lowlad regian that lies mostly in eastern Canada; low hills and plains which are rich in minerals
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| Appalachian Mountains | Heavily forested mountain chain that streches from Georgia to Maine and Canada; a barrier to colonial expansion
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| Interior Plains | A region of the central United States that streches from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains
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| Rocky Mountains | Mountains extending through western United States; barrier to travel during the pioneer days
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| Pacific Coastal Range | Series of mountain ranges that stretch along the West Coast of North America from Alaska to Northern and Central Mexcio, including the Rockies and Columbia Mountains
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| Piedmont | An area of plains and low hills at or near the foot of a mountain region; in the United States, the Piedmont is a rolling plateau regions inland from the Coastal Plain, east and south of the Appalachian Mountains
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| Fall Line | The line in the United States along which the Coastal Plain meets the piedmont, marked by waterfalls and rapids indicating the elevation change
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| Basin | A low area of land, generally surrounded by mountains
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| contiguous | connecting or bordering
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| Gulf Stream | An Atlantic Ocean current taht moves warm tropical water northward
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| Seaboard | A land area near the ocean
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| Plantation | A large farm that concentrates on one crop; for example cotton or tobacco
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| Edge City | A suburb with large employment and commercial centers
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| Ghetto | A part of a city where one or more minority groups are concentrated because of economic pressure and social discrimination
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| Trade Deficit | The gap that occurs when the trade value of a nation's exports exceeds that of its imports
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