GS_Chapet 10 vocab Word Scramble
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Plain | A broad area of fairly level land |
Coastal Plain | A region consisting of hte Atlantic Plain on the east coast and the Gulf Plain which lies along the Gulf of Mexico |
Canadian Shield | Lowlad regian that lies mostly in eastern Canada; low hills and plains which are rich in minerals |
Appalachian Mountains | Heavily forested mountain chain that streches from Georgia to Maine and Canada; a barrier to colonial expansion |
Interior Plains | A region of the central United States that streches from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains |
Rocky Mountains | Mountains extending through western United States; barrier to travel during the pioneer days |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Basin | A low area of land, generally surrounded by mountains |
contiguous | connecting or bordering |
Gulf Stream | An Atlantic Ocean current taht moves warm tropical water northward |
Seaboard | A land area near the ocean |
Plantation | A large farm that concentrates on one crop; for example cotton or tobacco |
Edge City | A suburb with large employment and commercial centers |
Ghetto | A part of a city where one or more minority groups are concentrated because of economic pressure and social discrimination |
Trade Deficit | The gap that occurs when the trade value of a nation's exports exceeds that of its imports |
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