NA/Canada Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| free enterprise | economic system in which private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and operate them for profit |
| province | political unit |
| Nomad | a person moving place to place with no permanent home |
| columbian exchange | movement of plants, animals, and disease during the age of exploration |
| export | good that is sold to another country |
| metis | person of mixed French, Canadian, and native american ancestry |
| lock | section of a waterway with closed gates where water levels are raised and lowered |
| reserve | public land set aside for native people by governmen |
| metropolitian area | functional area including a city and is surrounding suburbs that are linked economically |
| frontier | free open land in the American West available for settlement |
| urban sprawl | poorly planned development that spreads a citys population over a wider geographic area |
| Continental Divide | The line that marks the separation between rivers flowing east to west |
| migration | movement of people within a country |
| multinational | a corporation that engages in business worldwide |
| infrastructure | basic support systems needed to keep an economy going |
| suburb | political community touching the borders of a central city |
| parliament | lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and legislative and executive functions are combined |
| biological weapon | a virus that can be used to harm/kill people, animals, or plants |
| Permafrost | permanently frozen ground |
| megalopolis | a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together |
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