Chapter 7 Vocabulary
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Megalopolis | A very large city; a region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas, considered to be a single urban complex.
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Mangrove | A tropical tree that grows in swampy ground along coastal areas.
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Bayou | A marshy inlet outlet of a lake or river.
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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 plain.
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Sunbelt | The southern and southwestern states of the United States, from the Carolina's to the southern California, characterized by a warm climate and, recently, rapid population growth.
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Humus | The organic material that results when plants and animals that live in the soil die and decay.
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Growing season | In farming, the average numbers of days between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall.
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Grain elevator | A tall building equipped with machinery for loading, cleaning, storing, and discharging grain.
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Grain exchange | A place where grain is bought and sold as a commodity.
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Tundra | A dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow.
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Aqueduct | A large pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source over a long distance physical features, culture, and economy.
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Province | Political divisions, and three territories can be divided into five regions based on
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Maritime | Boarding on or near the sea; relating to navigation or shipping.
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Lock | Is an enclosed area on a canal that raises or lowers ships from one water level to another.
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Bedrock | Is solid rock that usually covered by soil, gravel,and sand.
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