Term | Definition |
Megalopolis | A very large city; A Region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas, conspired to be a single urban complex. |
Mangrove | A tropical tree that grows in a swampy ground along coastal areas. |
Bayou | A marshy inlet outlet of a lake or river. |
Fall Line | imaginary line between the Appalachian mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain, where rivers and streams form waterfalls and rapids as they descend from higher elevations to the coastal plains. |
Sunbelt | The southern and southwestern states of the united states from the Carolina to southern California, Characterized by a warn climate and, rapid population growth. |
Humus | The organic material that results when plants and animals that live in the soil ie and decay |
Growing Season | In farming, the average number of days between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall. |
Gain Elevator | A tall building equipped with machinery for loading , cleaning, storing, discharging grain. |
Gain Exchange | A place where grain is bought and sold as a commodity. |
Thundra | A dry treeless plain where temperatures area always cool or cold and specialized plants can grow. |
Aqueduct | A large pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source over a long distance . |
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Mantime | Bordering on or near the sea |
Locks | enclosed section of a river in which they raise or lower |
Bedrock | a solid rock lying under the surface. |
Separatism | |
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Customs | |
Tariff | A Tax imposed by a government on imported goods. |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement: an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico. |