click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SS Ch. 1 Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alluvial soil | fertile topsoil left by a river after a flood |
| agribusiness | a large company that runs huge farms |
| fossil fuels | sources of energy that form from animal and plant remains such as coal and petroleum |
| glaciers | huge, slow moving sheets of ice |
| Great Lakes | the world's largest group of freshwater lakes; major shipping routes between US & Canada |
| hydroelectricity | electric power generated by moving waterp |
| permafrost | a layer of permanently frozen soil |
| prairies | grasslands |
| province | a political division of Canada |
| Rocky Mountains | the largest mountain system in North America; found in both US and Canada |
| tributary | a stream or river that flows into a larger river |
| tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year |
| Canadian Shield | huge region of ancient rock; too rugged to live on; huge mineral wealth |
| ocean climate | mild |
| Canadian climate | colder than US |
| factors that influence climate | oceans, mountains, latitude |
| 4 major kinds of plant life | tundra, desert scrub, forest, grassland |
| major US natural resources | soil, water, minerals, timber, farmland |
| Canadian agricultural regions | Prairie Provinces; St. Lawrence Lowlands |