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WG Unit 6 Vocab

United States & Canada

TermDefinition
archipelago group of islands; ex: Aleutian Islands, Alaska and Hawaii
basin low area of land surrounded by mountains, often in a bowl shape
bay portion of ocean or sea enclosed by land; ex: Chesapeake Bay
bilingual able to speak two languages
Boswash greatest American megalopolis
Canadian Shield rich mineral region surrounding the Hudson Bay
canal manmade channel for water; ex: Erie Canal
canyon deep valley; ex: Grand Canyon, Arizona
Continental Divide mountain range location dividing rivers running west to east in a country
gulf smaller body of water making an indentation on a shoreline; ex: Gulf of Mexico
lichen mosses, algae & fungi type plants
lowland low or level land in a country that is at or below sea level
mass transit large scale means of transportation
megalopolis region of several large urban areas
NASDAQ American stock exchange concerned with securities and quotations
nation/country independent territory with a population and a government
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) US stock exchange founded in 1792 on Wall Street in New York
plain extensive area of level or rolling, treeless country; ex: Great Plains
plateau elevated flat land; ex: Cumberland Plateau
province district similar to a state found in Canada; ex: Quebec
range a series of mountains; ex: Appalachian Mountain Range
state Constitutional division of land inside of a federal government; ex: state of Virginia
taiga forest found in permafrost
unfortified boundary without military presence
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