Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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The indigenous peoples of Canada who lived south of the Arctic Circle.

A segment of the economy that is made up of jobs and services performed as opposed to goods produced.

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

A tectonic plate boundary that runs from Vancouver Island to Northern California.

A straight linedm heavy wind storm that can develop and move quickly.

In general refers to any society dominated by settlers from elsewhere. More specifically refers to societies such as the Australia, Canada, and US that were populated by settlers form Europe.

Injecting liquids at high pressure into underground rock formations to extract oil and gas.

Generally, the name for a very large city region. More specifically, or the name given to the extended urban region that extends along the eastern seaboard of the USA from Boston to Washington DC.

The movement that occurred between 1916 and 1970 of almost 6 million Africa Americans from the Deep South to cities in the North and West of the USA.

Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

The downsides of a heavy reliance on one or more primary commodities such as oil, that include corruption, wildly fluctuating government revenues and stunted economic development

The region stretching from California to Florida associates with arm weather, bright sunshine and economic growth.

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