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michael keffer
a global perspective landforms study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rocky mountains | the largest mountain system in north America |
| glacier | huge, slow-moving sheets of ice |
| great lakes | the worlds largest group of freshwater lakes |
| tributary | is a stream or river that flows into a bigger stream or river |
| Hydroelectricity | electric power generated from moving water |
| agribusiness | a large company that runs huge farms |
| fossil fuels | sources of fuel in animal and plant remains |
| province | a political division in canada |
| praires | north america grasslands |
| permafrost | a layer of permanently frozen soil |
| tundra | far north regions covered in snow and ice |
| alluvial | the fertile soils after a flood |