Key Terms Flashcards
A mountain range in eastern North America that extends from Canada to Alabama, known for its old, eroded peaks.
Appalachian mtns
A mountain range in eastern North America that extends from Canada to Alabama, known for its old, eroded peaks.
Appalachian mtns
A large area of flat land, covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, located in the central United States and Canada
Great Plains
large area of exposed Precambrian rock that covers much of northern and central Canada and extends into parts of the northern United States.
Canadian Shield
A major mountain range in western North America, stretching from Canada to the southwestern United States.
Rocky Mountains
A group of five large interconnected freshwater lakes in northeastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada.
Great Lakes, Curran, eerie,superior, Michigan,Ontario
A section of a canal or river with gates at each end, used to raise or lower boats as they pass through.
Lock
The movement of people from one place to another, often for reasons such as economic opportunity, climate, or conflict
Migration
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World following the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Colombian exchange
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city.
Suburb
A form of democracy where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf in government.
Representive democracy
An economic system where private businesses operate in competition and largely free of state control.
Free enterprise
A sector of the economy that provides services rather than goods, such as healthcare, education, or retail.
Service industry
A sector of the economy that provides services rather than goods, such as healthcare, education, or retail.
Service industry
A large, densely populated urban region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas that have grown and merged together.
Megalopolis
