Injecting liquids at high pressure into underground rock formations to extract oil and gas.
A major sailing route that linked Europe, Africa and the New World in the transport of goods and slaves.
An organization whose members include Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the USA, which provides a forum for negotiations regarding the rights of sovereignty over areas of the North Pole.
An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.
Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
The amount of greenhouse gases produced for any given person, entity or practice.
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.
A storm of violently rotating wind.
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 country in which the city and the state are essentially one and the same.
A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.
A tectonic plate boundary that runs from Vancouver Island to Northern California.
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