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Chapter 8 Vocab.
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Geography
9th Grade
11/14/2011

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Colonies
Definition
territories controlled by people from a foreign land.
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Bilingual
Definition
able to speak 2 languages
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Plantations
Definition
large farms that produce one major crop often for export
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Alaska
(locate)
Definition
north west corner of the north american continent
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Florida

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Definition
southern part of the us on the east side
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California

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Definition
southwestern part of the us bordering the pacific ocean.
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Mississippi River

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Definition
starts in minnesota and flows down to the gulf of mexico
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Texas

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Definition
south of the us bordering the gulf of mexico
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Megalopolis
Definition
a group of cities in the northeastern u.s. that has grown into one large, built up area; also used to describe similar areas around the world
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Corn Belt
Definition
a region of the u.s. midwest that specializes in growing corn
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Dairy Belt
Definition
a region of the u.s. midwest that specializes in dairy
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Wheat Belt
Definition
the region of the u.s. interior west specializing in wheat
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Silicon Valley
Definition
an area south of san fransisco,california, that became the leading center of computer technology in the u.s.
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Textiles
Definition
cloth products
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Metropolitan area
Definition
a city and its surrounding built up areas
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arable
Definition
fit for growing crops
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smog
Definition
air pollution resulting from chemical reactions involving sunlight and automobile and industrial exhaust
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washington dc.

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Definition
on the east coast of the u.s. between maryland and virginia
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boston

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Definition
east coast in massachusetts
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new york

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Definition
northeastern u.s.
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chicago

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Definition
metropolitan in illinois
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detroit

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Definition
northeast in michigan
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st.louis

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Definition
in missouri
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Dallas

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Definition
in the northern part of texas
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houston

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Definition

in the southern part of texas

 

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miami

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Definition
south part of the u.s. in florida by the pacific
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los angeles

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Definition
in the northeastern part of the u.s. in cali
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seattle

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Definition
far northwestern corner of the u.s. in washington
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san fransisco

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Definition
bottom portion of cali on the west coast
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nafta
Definition
an agreement between canada,mexico, and the u.s. to eliminate terriffs on many products flowing between these 3 countries
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gentrification
Definition
process of buying run down homes in older areas of a community and restoring them
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super power
Definition
a huge powerful country
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trade deficit
Definition
a situation in which the value of a countries exports is less than the value of the countries imports.
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gulf of mexico

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Definition
south of the u.s borderd by mexico, texas, and blahblahblah
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columbia

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Definition
south carolina on the east coast
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colorado river

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Definition
in colorado and flows through many states including texas and goes through parts of mexico
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