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unit 2 geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rocky Mountains | the major mountain range in western North America |
| glacier | a huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
| Great lakes | the worlds largest group of freshwater lakes |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
| tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year |
| permafrost | a permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil |
| prairie | a region of flat of rolling land covered with grasses |
| province | a political divion of land in canada |
| alluvial soil | fertile topsoil left by a river, especially from a flood |
| agribusiness | a large company that runs huge farms |
| hydroelectricity | electric power produced by moving water |
| fossil fuel | a fuel from over millions of years from animals and plant remains |