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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colony | a territory seprerated from but subject to a ruling power |
| annex | to formally incorprate into a country or state the terittory from one another |
| cede | to transfer or to give up |
| civil war | a conflict between opossing 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 seperates rivers flowing toward oppisites sides of a continent |
| drainage basin | the entire area of land that is drained by the mayjor rivers and its tributaries |
| tributary | a river of stream that flows into a main river |
| striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rock |
| rain shadow | an area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of high mountains |
| gross national product | the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year |
| canal | an artifical waterway |
| telecommunacation | communication by electronic means |
| free interprise | an econimic system that allows indivialals to own |
| metropolitian area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs |
| hierarchy | rank according to function |
| hinterland | the area served by a metropolis |