| A | B |
|---|
| white-out conditions | snowfall issues (blizzard) |
| Continental Divide | high ridge of the Rocky Mts |
| Appalachians | oldest mountains in North America |
| contiguous | joined together inside a common boundary |
| dormant | unlikely a volcano will erupt |
| 1906 | San Francisco earthquake hit |
| Dust Bowl | caused by the drought of the 1930s |
| Atlantic Megalopolis | important economic |
| Mt. McKinley | highest point in North America |
| Texas | ranks #1 in oil & natural gas reserves in the U.S |
| the middle latitudes | location where most Americans & Canadians live |
| 41 degrees fahrenheit | average January temperature in Atlanta |
| Hurricane Katrina | 1800 fatalities because of the hurricane |
| evergreen trees | waxy needles keep in moisture to survive harsh winters |
| Nunavut | Canadian territory that means "our land" |
| US / USSR | the 2 superpowers after W.W. II |
| civil war | happened because of slavery & southern states set up new governments |
| colony | overseas settlement tied to a parent country |
| England and France | 2 countries that claimed land in Canada in the 1500s |
| Quebec | Canadian province that wants separation from the rest of the country |
| federalism | power is separated between national and state governments |
| terrorism | violence against citizens to obtain political goals |
| Plymouth Rock | where the Pilgrims first landed |
| annex | to declare ownership of a particular area |
| Spain's wealth | gold & silver - Mexico and South America |
| slavery | criticized by people in northern states |
| Vikings | 1st Europeans in Canada |
| 14th amendment | requires states to provide citizens w/ equal protection |
| 1965 immigration law | based entry into the U.S. on work skills & links to relatives |
| John Sloan | artist known for painting the gritty side of city life |
| July 1st | Canadians celebrate their independence |
| profit | money made after paying all expenses |
| Toronto | Ontario's capital |
| Nunavut | 1 of 3 Canadian territories |
| Los Angeles | worldwide center of the movie industry |
| Manitoba | Western Canadian Province |
| urban sprawl | spread of human settlement into natural areas |
| biotechnology | study of cells to find ways to improve health |
| Pacific | important fish |
| Nova Scotia | Atlantic Province |
| global warming | may lead to weather pattern changes |
| free market economy | limited government involvement |
| Interior West | mining |
| melting ice caps | could lead to major flooding |
| negative trading balance | spend more on imports than you earn from exports |
| trade surplus | Canada - growing exports |
| Mexico | 2nd largest trading partner to U.S. |
| Health Care | Canada offers it to all citizens |
| Midwest | Iron-ore |
| Pacific Area | airplane construction & computer software development - economic activities |
