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geo vocab
50 cards·by smilepumpkin
glaicers
a large mass of slow moving ice
province
political division of land in Canada
agribusiness
a large company that runs huge farms to produce agriculutural products
tributary
a river or stream that flows into a larger river
allurial soils
soil deposted by water; fertile top soil deposited by a river
permafrost
permently frozen top layer of soil
hydroelectricity
eletric power produced by rushing water
contiguous
touching
peninsula
an area of land with 3 sides surrounded by watah
muskeg
a bog in northeren north america
lagoon
water separated from the ocean by dunes
bayou
stagnent marshy inlet of a lake
piedmont
foothill
barrier island
a beach that protects the main land
intermontane
in between mountain ranges
continental divide
a divide separating river systems
sound
depth in water
commute
travel to work
megalopilous
a number of cities and suburbs creating one giant urban area
petrochemicals
a substance such as plastic, paint, asphalt that is made from petrolieum
corporate farm
a large farm run by a corporation (consisting of small farms)
mixed crop farm
farms that grow more than one crop
sun belt
the southern part of north america known for its warmth
industrialzation
development in an econmy
commerce
interchange in commodities
recession
a downturn in bussiness
urban sprawl
uncontrolled spread of urban development
mass transit
subway or bus
forty niners
people who mined in the god rush
responsible development
balancing the needs of the environment and people
melting pot
america was considered this because the cultures were blended together
bread basket
midwest nickname (grains)
heartland
midwest nickname
federation
a union
francophone
a person who speaks french as their first language
quiet revolution
a peacful change in government
separtists
a person who wants quebec to be independent
descent
ancestry
immunity
natural resistance
totem pole
a pole with symbols representing a family or a clan
boomtown
a town that gets populated quickly for aa reason like a gold rush
exile
evacuate
maritime
related to navigation or commerce on the sea
aqua culture
fish farming
refurandum
a vote
aurora borelis
colorful lights in the north sky
inuktitut
native language of the inuits
pacific rim
group of countries boarding the pacific ocean
federal
compact or treaty
bilingual
speaking 2 languages