Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

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

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

An agreement between countries that typically results in reduced barriers to trade and investment flows between the countries. Examples include NAFTA and the TPP.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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

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