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Unit 2 Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rocky mountains | are the tallest mountains in north America |
| glacier | huge moving sheets of ice |
| great lakes | the worlds largest group of fresh water lakes |
| tributary | is a stream |
| tundra | a cold dry region covered with snow for about half of the year |
| permafrost | permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil |
| prairie | a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses |
| province | a political division of land in Canada |
| alluvial soil | the fertile topsoil left by a river after a flood |
| agribusiness | is a large company that runs huge farms. |
| hydroelectricity | electric power generated by moving water |
| fossil fuel | are sources of energy that formed from an animal that |