Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

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

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.

Areas of environmental contamination. Some of the most polluted sites in the US designated for clean up.

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

Narrow finger-like lakes formed by glacial action. Good examples are found in Finger Lakes region in New York State.

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.

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.

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 former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

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

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