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Social Studies 24
U.S. & Canada:Physical Geography & Culture
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Export | To send to another country for aid or profit |
| Immigrant | A person who takes up permanent residence in another country |
| Drought | A long period with little or no precipitation |
| Diversity | Variety |
| Indigenous | Native to the area in which something is found |
| Global | Worldwide |
| Contiguous | Connected in one block |
| Glaciers | Large masses of ice and packed snow |
| Cordillera | A system of several parallel mountain ranges |
| Dam | A barrier that controls the flow of water |
| Temperate | Mild, in terms of climate |
| Commercial agriculture | The business of producing crops to sell |
| Rainshadow effect | Process in which moist air rises up a mountain range and then cools and falls as precipitation, leaving the other side of the range mostly dry |
| Mass media | Communication from a single source with the potential to reach large audiences |
| Awesome | Mr. Chavez |