Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

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

Goods that come from agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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

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

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

The use of violence to destroy a city.

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

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

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

Hazards caused by human action.

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

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