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Chapter 7 & 8 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Megalopolis | A very large city; a region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas, considered to be a single urban complex. |
Mangrove | A tropical tree that grows in swampy ground along coastal areas. |
Bayou | A marshy inlet or outlet of a lake or river. |
Fall Line | Imaginary line between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain, where rivers and streams form waterfalls and rapids as they descend from higher elevations to the coastal plain. |
Sunbelt | The southern and southwestern states of the United States, from the Carolinas to southern California, characterized by a warm climate and, recently, rapid population growth. |
Humus | The organic material that results when plants and animals that live in the soil die and decay. |
Growing Season | In farming, the average number of days between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall. |
Grain Elevator | A tall building equipped with machinery for loading, cleaning, storing, and discharging grain. |
Grain Exchange | A place where grain is bought and sold as a commodity. |
Tundra | A dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow. |
Aqueduct | A large pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source over a long distance. |