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SS North America

North America, Canada Mexico

TermDefinition
Export goods and services produced in one country and shipped to another country for sale or trade
Peninsula a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
sustainable able to be maintained especially ecologically
Biodiversity the variety of all living things and their interactions
Ecosystem complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.
Rainforest dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
Grassland farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses.
Tundra farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses.
Taiga sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.
Desert an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.
Multiculturalism a host of different and not necessarily related cultural and educational issues
Migration seasonal movement of birds or animals from one region to another
Temperate Forest biomes characterized by distinct seasonality, consisting of a long growing season and a cold winter dormant season,
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Globalization Globalization describes the growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information.
Cultural Diffusion the spread of one culture's practices, beliefs, and/or items, like food, music, or tools.
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