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Vocabulary ch.5
Vocabulary ch.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 | |
| 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 | |
| tributary | |
| striation | marks characterizing glaciated areas of rocks |
| rain shadow | |
| literacy | |
| suburb | a residential area outside a central city |
| standard of living | |
| gross national product | |
| canal | an artificial warerway |
| telecommunication | |
| free enterprise | |
| metropolitan area | |
| hierarchy | |
| hinterland | |
| megalopolis |