Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

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

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.

Hazards caused by human action.

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.

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

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

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 trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

The downsides of a heavy reliance on one or more primary commodities such as oil, that include corruption, wildly fluctuating government revenues and stunted economic development

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

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