Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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 region of the North East and Midwest associated with declining manufacturing sector. Also sometimes known as the Frostbelt.

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

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

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

Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

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

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

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