Chapter 13 Key Term Quiz

North America
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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.

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.

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.

Seasonal migrants who leave cold regions in the winter months for warmer climes.

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

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

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

Economies that heavily dependent on the exploitation of primary commodities such as oil and gas.

Hazards caused by human action.

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

Occurred when European colonists came to the New World and brought diseases that killed millions of indigenous people.

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

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