Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

A major sailing route that linked Europe, Africa and the New World in the transport of goods and slaves.

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

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.

A storm of violently rotating wind.

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

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

A tectonic plate boundary that runs from Vancouver Island to Northern California.

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.

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

The amount of greenhouse gases produced for any given person, entity or practice.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

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