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Chapter 5&6 vocab
vocab 5 & 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colony | a territoiry seperated from but subject to ruling power |
| annex | to formally incoorpirateinto a country a state or territory |
| cede | to transfer or give up |
| civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citezens from the same country |
| industrial revolution | the shift from human power to machine power |
| continental divide | boundary ot areea of high ground that seperates rivers flowing toward oppisite sides of a continent |
| drainage basin | the entire area of land that is drained by a major riiver and its tributaries |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a main river |
| striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rocks |
| rain shadow | an area of rainfall on the leeward side of the hgh mountains |
| litracy | the ability to read and write |
| suburb | a residential area outside a central city |
| standard of living | a person or groups level of material well being as measured by education, housing, healthcare and nutrients |
| per capita | amount of anything per person |
| gross national product | the total value of goodsin a nation including the output of domestic firms in foriegn countries |
| canal | artificial waterway |
| telecommunication | communication bt electronic means |
| free enterprose | economic system that allows individuals to own operate abd profit from their own buisiness |
| metropalition area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs |
| hieraachy | rank according to function |
| hinterland | the area served by metropolis |