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.

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

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

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.

Generally, the name for a very large city region. More specifically, or the name given to the extended urban region that extends along the eastern seaboard of the USA from Boston to Washington DC.

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

A segment of the economy that is made up of jobs and services performed as opposed to goods produced.

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.

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

An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.

The use of violence to destroy a city.

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