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geography test 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tributary | A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake |
| continual divide | A continental divide is an imaginary line down a continent that demarcates whether water in the area will flow towards a given body of water (usually an ocean) or another |
| plantation | is a large piece of land (or water) usually in a tropical or semitropical area where one crop is specifically planted for widespread commercial sale and usually tended by resident laborers this is how the south started |
| pioneers | a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. |
| bilingual | speaking two languages fluently |
| megalopolis | a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex. |
| terrorism | the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. |
| physical features you need to know | Mississippi river |
| great lakes | is where we get most of are water from it is big body's of water |
| rock mountains | are enormous mountains that stretch as far as you can see |
| US | the west Midwest northeast and south we are the tired biggest state , cane rang, great plans, great lakes.we have a lot of influents. |
| new York | 8,143,197 |
| Los Angeles | 3,844,829 |
| Houston | 2,842,518 |
| Philadelphia | 1,463,281 |
| cast cane rang | it is unique because it is all made of volcanos |
| the meager rivers are | homes= lake heron ,lake Ontario , lake Michigan ,lake Erie, superior |
| 3 regions | humid, hot and cold. |
| when did we start to settle | 1502 is when we started to settle we were unhappy so we left. by 1781 we win. by the 1850 we have 2m people |
| rights | it is a right to vote |
| the west | California is big |