Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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A 200 mile buffer zone that extends into the territorial waters surrounding a country and is prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea over which a country has certain rights.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

The idea that small issues such as broken windows need to be addressed in order to instill a sense of civic pride. Also used to refer to a policing strategy that addresses small issue such as panhandling in order to prevent more serious crimes.

A storm of violently rotating wind.

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

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

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

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

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

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 principle of political or commercial cooperation between the US and the countries of South America, as well as those in Central America and the Caribbean.

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.

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