Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America

The use of violence to destroy a city.

A country in which the city and the state are essentially one and the same.

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

An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.

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

A strong westerly wind several miles the globe. The shifting nature of jet streams is responsible for changing weather patterns.

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

Hazards caused by human action.

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

The 750-mile active zone between he Pacific and North American plates that runs from San Francisco down to southern California.

The region of the North East and Midwest associated with declining manufacturing sector. Also sometimes known as the Frostbelt.

Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.

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