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Ch. 5&6 vocabulary
world geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colony | a territory separated from but subject to a ruling power. |
| annex | to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another. |
| cede | to transfer or give up |
| civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country. |
| industrial revolution | the shift from human power to machine power. |
| continental divide | a boundary or area of high ground that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent. |
| drainage basin | |
| tribuatary | |
| striation | |
| rain shadow | |
| literacy | |
| suburb | |
| standard of living | |
| gross national product | |
| canal | |
| telecommunication | |
| free enterprise | |
| metropolitan area | |
| herarchy | |
| hinterland |