Geo Ch. 8&9 Terms

Question 0

Seattle

Answer 0

An important port for trade with Asia

Question 1

Bilingual

Answer 1

Able to speak two languages

Question 2

Textiles

Answer 2

Cloth products

Question 3

Colony

Answer 3

Territory controlled by people from a foreign land

Question 4

Trade deficit

Answer 4

A situation in which the value of a country’s exports is less than the value of the country’s imports

Question 5

Megalopolis

Answer 5

A group of cities that have grown into one large, built-up area

Question 6

Chicago

Answer 6

The largest city in the Midwest; location has made it a major transportation center; has port on Lake Michigan; is country’s most important railroad hub; its largest airport (o’hare) is one of the busiest in the world; important cultural center

Question 7

Gentrification

Answer 7

Process of buying run-down homes in older areas of a community and restoring them

Question 8

Plantations

Answer 8

Large farms that produce major crops often export

Question 9

Arable

Answer 9

Fit for growing crops

Question 10

NAFTA

Answer 10

North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 11

Superpower

Answer 11

A huge powerful country

Question 12

Provinces

Answer 12

Government districts similar to states

Question 13

Windsor

Answer 13

No definition

Question 14

Parliament

Answer 14

A legislature lead by a prime minister or premier

Question 15

Winnipeg

Answer 15

The capital of Manitoba; Prairie Provinces’ chief city

Question 16

Regionalism

Answer 16

The feeling of strong political and emotional loyalty to one’s own region

Question 17

Ottawa

Answer 17

In Ontario;Canada’s capital; bilingual

Question 18

Toronto

Answer 18

Capital of Ontario; British customs still widespread here

Question 19

Calgary

Answer 19

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