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NORTH AMERICA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tundra | one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. |
| sustainable | able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process. |
| Taiga | the coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia, bordered by tundra to the north and steppe to the south |
| Biodiversity | biological diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment. |
| Ecosystem | any system or network of interconnecting and interacting parts, as in a business |
| Rainforest | a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall. |
| Multiculturalism | the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation. |
| Globalization | The development of a world economy based on free trade and the use of foreign labor. |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of cultural beliefs, social activities, and material objects from one group of people to another. |
| Temperate Forest | A forest found between the tropical and boreal regions, located in the temperate zone. |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement. |
| Export | to ship to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc. |
| Peninsula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland |
| Grassland | an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates. |
| Desert | a an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates. |
| Migration | The movement of people from one location to another because of a push or pull factor. |