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unit 2 geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rocky mountains | the major mountain range in western north America |
| glacier | a huge slow moving mass of snow and ice |
| great lakes | worlds largest group of freshwater lakes |
| tributary | a large river that flows into a larger river |
| tundra | a cold dry region covered in snow most of the year |
| permafrost | a permanant frozen layer of ice |
| prairie | a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses |
| province | a politicial land a diversional land in canada |
| alluvial soil | fertile topsoil left by a river especially after a flood |
| agribuisness | large company that runs huge farms |
| hydro electricity | electricity produced by moving water |
| fossil fuel | a fuel formed over millions of years from animal and plantremains |