World Geography Chapter 5 Vocab
Clear cutting
the removal of whole forests when harvesting timber
Eutrophication
The process in which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients, encouraging the overgrowth of small plants, especially algae
Aqueduct
a channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water
Suburb
a community lying on the fringes of a metropolitan area
Aschan School
a group of American artists who painted grim realities of urban America in the early 1900's
Dry Farming
a method used in which crops are grown that rely only on natural precipatation
Sunbelt
a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the US
Divide
a physical feature that determines the direction of a river flow
Hot Spot
a place on the ocean floor through which magma vents to create an underwater volcano that may grow into an island
Hurricane
a powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters
Foreclosure
a procedure in which a borrower gives up rights to a property due to the inability to repay the loan
Manufacturing Belt
a region in the northeastern and midwestern US characterized by it heavy industrial concentration
Sunbelt
a region in which many manufacturing companies have migrated to
Manufacturing Belt
a region that has experienced a decline in population in recent decade
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
a series of canals, rivers, and waterways that link the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
Tributary
a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
Native American
descendants of ancient peoples who came from Asia
Smog
haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollutant sources
Chinese
helped build the first transcontinental railroad
Columbia Plateau
the dry area between the pacific ranges and the rocky mountains
Fall line
the eastern US boundary where the elevated Piedmont area drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
Great Plains
the flat landscape that stretches hundreds of miles east of the rockies
Latinos
the largest immigrant group in the US today
Headwaters
the source of a stream or river
