Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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The idea that small issues such as broken windows need to be addressed in order to instill a sense of civic pride. Also used to refer to a policing strategy that addresses small issue such as panhandling in order to prevent more serious crimes.

The region stretching from California to Florida associates with arm weather, bright sunshine and economic growth.

A storm of violently rotating wind.

Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

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 former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Rapid growth of algae in lakes often due to the amount of run off high in phosphates and nitrogen from farms and lawns.

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