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Ch.4Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Appalachian Mountains | Are old mountain range in the east are 6,700 feet . |
Great Lakes | Are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. |
Missippissi River | Is the most important river in North America. |
Tributary | is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river. |
Rocky Mountains | These enomouse mountains also called the Rockies and are 14,000. |
Continental Divide | is an area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent. |
Colony | is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land. |
Boston | was a new city in the colonies and became a major seaport. |
New York | was a new city in the colonies and became a major seaport. |
Plantation | is a large farm that grows grows mainly one crop. |
Pioneers | the first settlers that travel west were called pioneers. |
Bilingual | People who speak two or more languages. |
Megapolis | a string of large cities that have grown together. |
Washington DC | shares a megalopolis with New york, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. |
Detroit | is our country leading automobile producer. |
chicago | One of the busiest shipping ports because of the great lakes. |
Seattle | Washington's biggest city. |
Terrorism | is the threat or use of violence against civilians to intimidate or cause fear for political or social reasons. |