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.
An area created by sediments carried by a river.
Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.
Areas of environmental contamination. Some of the most polluted sites in the US designated for clean up.
A storm of violently rotating wind.
A major sailing route that linked Europe, Africa and the New World in the transport of goods and slaves.
A tectonic plate boundary that runs from Vancouver Island to Northern California.
An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.
Narrow finger-like lakes formed by glacial action. Good examples are found in Finger Lakes region in New York State.
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 amount of greenhouse gases produced for any given person, entity or practice.
Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
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