Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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Narrow finger-like lakes formed by glacial action. Good examples are found in Finger Lakes region in New York State.

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

Economies that heavily dependent on the exploitation of primary commodities such as oil and gas.

Occurred when European colonists came to the New World and brought diseases that killed millions of indigenous people.

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.

Seasonal migrants who leave cold regions in the winter months for warmer climes.

Rapid growth of algae in lakes often due to the amount of run off high in phosphates and nitrogen from farms and lawns.

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.

A major sailing route that linked Europe, Africa and the New World in the transport of goods and slaves.

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

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

Areas of environmental contamination. Some of the most polluted sites in the US designated for clean up.

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