Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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An organization whose members include Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the USA, which provides a forum for negotiations regarding the rights of sovereignty over areas of the North Pole.

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

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

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

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

A country in which the city and the state are essentially one and the same.

A trade union between Canada, Mexico and the USA.

A straight linedm heavy wind storm that can develop and move quickly.

Hazards caused by human action.

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.

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

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.

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