Geography Study Guide Chapter 5-7

The cultivation of sea food.

Aquaculture

A channel or pipeline for moving large quantities of water.

Aqueduct

An early Mexican civilization whose capital was on the site of present-day Mexico.

Aztec

From their capital, Tenochtitlan, the ancient ___________ ruled over peoples they have conquered.

Aztec

A giant core of rock anchoring North America, centered on Hudson Bay and James Bay.

Canadian Shield

The dry area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains.

Columbia Plateau

The process through which arable land becomes dry and can support little or no vegetation.

Desertification

For much of the 1800s, Mexico was ruled over by a series of military _____________ known as caudillos.

Dictator

A physical feature that determines the direction of river flow.

Divide

To leave one's own country to settle permanently in another.

Emigrate

The eastern United States boundary where the elevated Piedmont area drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Fall Line

East of the Mississippi River lie the youngest mountains in North America, that Appalachians. True or False?

False

Many buildings in Mexico City are tilting because parts of the city are built on steep hillsides. True or False?

False

Mexico is the world's leading producer of gold. True or False?

False

Most of Canada's 34 million inhabitants live in rural areas. True or False?

False

The United States lacks significant deposits of fossil fuels. True or False?

False

The term creole refers to a person of mixed indigenous and European descent. True or False?

False

One of the indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit or Métis.

First Nations

The coastal Atlantic and Pacific waters have long been important __________, or places for catching fish and other animals.

Fisheries

A place where marine resources can be harvested.

Fishery

The United States has rich reserves of ____________, which were formed over hundreds of millions of years from the remains of plants and animals.

Fossil Fuels

A place on the ocean floor through which magma vents to create an underwater volcano the may grown into an island.

Hot Spot

A powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters.

Hurricane

Electricity generated from flowing or falling water.

Hydroelectricity

An American colonist who rained committed to the British government.

Loyalist

A region in the northeastern and midwestern United States characterized by its heavy industrial concentration.

Manufacturing Belt

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, many ____________ have been built near Mexico's border with the United States.

Maquiladoras

An early Mexican civilization that was centered in the Yucatan peninsula.

Maya

The ancient __________ built huge stone cities in the Yucatan Peninsula and engaged in trade with peoples in Central America.

Maya

A great city made up of several large and small cities.

Megacity

Harvesting aquatic life to the point that species are depleted and the value of the area declines.

Overfishing

In recent years, __________ in Canada has caused fish stock to drop dangerously.

Overfishing

An urban area that dominates a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated.

Primate City

The river that forms part of the part of the border between Mexico and the United States.

Rio Grande

Haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from pollution sources.

Smog

A community lying on the fringes of the metropolitan area.

Suburb

Technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area.

Sustainable Development

Underground areas containing deposits of semi-solid heavy crude oil.

Tar sands

The _______________ is the elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow.

Timberline

A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.

Tributary

An attempt to protect Pacific salmon is one example of how Canada is taking steps to protect its renewable resources. True of False?

True

First Nation is a term tat refers to indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. True or False?

True

Iron or and coal are two important natural resources found in the Great Lakes region. True or False?

True

The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic eruptions on the seafloor. True or False?

True