Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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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.

Hazards caused by human action.

Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

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

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.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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

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.

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

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.

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