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United states and ca
Chapter 5-6
| 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 climate | the type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in the northern hemisphere characterized by cold snowy winters and hot warm summers |
| drainage basin | the entire area of land that is drained by a major river and is tributaries |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a main river |
| striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rock |
| rain shadow | an area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of the high mountains |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| suburb | a residential are outside an urban city |
| standard of living | a persons or groups level of material well being, as measured by education housing, health care, and nutrition |
| per capita | per person |
| Gross national product | the total value of goods and services,produced within a country in a year including the domestic output of foreign firms and excluding the output of domestic firms in foreign countries |
| canal | an artificial water way |
| telecommunication | communication by electronic means |
| free enterprise | an economic system that allows individuals to own, operate, and profit from their own business in an open, competitive market |
| metropolitan area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs |
| hierarchy | rank according to function |
| hinterland | the area served by a metropolis |