chapter 5&6 vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| colony | a territory separated from but subject to a ruling power
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| annex | to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another
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| cede | to transfer or to give up
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| civil war | a conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
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| industrial revolution | the shift from human power to machine power
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| continental divide | a boundary or area of high ground that separates rivers flowing toward opposite side of a continent
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| drainage basin | the entire area of land that is drained by a major river and its tributaries
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| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a main river
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| striation | marks
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| rain shadow | an area of reduced rainfall on the leeward side
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| literacy | the ability to read and write
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| suburb | a residential area outside a central city
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| standard of living | a persons or groups level of material well being as measured by education housing health care and nutrition
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| per capita | per person
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| gross national product | the total value of goods and services produced within a county in year including the domestic output of foreign firms and excluding the output of domestic firms in a foreign countries
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| canal | an artificial waterway
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| telecommunication | communication by electronic means
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| free enterprise | an economic system that allows individuals to own operate and profit from their own businesses in an open competitive market
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| metropolitan area | a major city and its surrounding suburbs
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| hierarchy | rank according to functions
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| hinterland | the area served by a metropolis
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