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Chapter 5 and 6 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Colony | A territory separated from but subject to a ruling power |
Ceded | 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 mechanical power |
Annexed | formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another |
Continental divide | a boundary or area of high ground that seperates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent |
drainage basins | the entire area of land that is drained by a major river and its tributaries |
tributaries | a river or stream that flows into a main river |
striations | Marks characteristics glaciated areas of rocks |
per capita | per person |
standard of living | A person's or group's level of material well-being, as measured by education, housing, health care, and nutrition |
suburbs | A residential area outside a central city |
rain shadow | An area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side of high mountains |
literacy | the ability to read and write |
gross national product | the total value of a nation's goods and services, including the output of domestic firms in foreign countries and excluding the domestic output in foreign firms. |
canals | an artificial waterway |
telecommunication | communication by electronic means |
free enterprise | an economic system that allows individuals to own, operate and profit from their own businesses in an open, competitive market |
metropolitan area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs |
hierachy | rank according to function |
hinterlands | the area served by a metropolis |