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World Geography Chapter 5
Term | Definition |
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Colony | any territory separated from, but subject to, a ruling power |
Annexed | added to/incorporated |
Civil War | a conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country |
Industrial Revolution | introduced power-driven machinery, enabling factories to produce great quantities of goods |
Continental Divide | a boundary that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent |
Drainage Basins | areas of land that are drained by major rivers and their tributaries |
Tributaries | rivers and streams that carry water to a major river |
Rain Shadow | an area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of high mountains |
Literacy | the ability to read and write |
Ceded | transferred |
Striations | scratch marks on glaciated rocks |
Suburbs | residential areas outside a central city |
Standard of Living | a measurement based on available education, housing, health care and nutrition |
per capita | per person |