| A | B |
|---|
| Foresty | the management of growing timber |
| Commerial Farming | large scale production of crops for sale |
| Varied | many or mixed |
| Vegetation Zones | a zone where certian types of vegetation grow due to climate and soil types |
| Subarctic | area in the northern hemisphere between 50 and 70 degrees north. Long Cold winters. |
| Coniferous Forest | a forest of evergreen trees, located in the temperate climates with warm summers and cool winters |
| Primary Economic Activities | activities that require direct use of natural resources. (mining, framing) |
| Pandemic | an infectious disease that spreads over a large region. (swine flu) |
| Elevation | the height above sea level |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land |
| Inhabit | to live in or to reside in |
| Province | a territorial unit within a country or state. (Canada) |
| Reservoirs | man made lake from the use of a dam |
| Canadian Shield | an area of land in Canada near Hudson Bay that is the bedrock or foundation of the North American continent. |
| Prevailing Wind | winds that generally blow from a single direction over a specific point of the earths surface |
| Megalopolis | a chain of major cities |
| Migration | the action of moving from one place or region to another |
| Communism | a revolutionary socialist, classless, system where government commands most aspects of life |
| Socialism | a political system based on social ownership not supply and demand |
| Free Enterprise | economy where prices are set by supply and demand. Capitalism |
| Economic Spectrum | a line that shows communism on the far left and free market to the right to range where a country sits in its economic philosophy |
| Democratic | a form of government where all eligable citizens have an equal say in decisions that affect their lives |
| Cultural Divergence | when cultures remain seperate and are often restricted to mix |
| Cultural Convergence | when two or more cultures combine to become more similar |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| Tariff | a fee on imports and exports |
| Policy | a principle or rule to help determine decisions or outcomes |
| Agreement | may refere to a contract |
| Immigration | people moving and setteling in a region or country which they are not native to |
| Hypothesis | a purposed explilnation for a phenominon |
| Internationally | involving more than one country |
| Literacy | the abiltiy to read and write |
| Urban | higher population density or city setting |
| Rural | lower population density or more country style of living |
| Agrarian | a society which bases its economy on agriculture |
| Globalization | the process of internatioanl intergration of ideas, world views, or other aspects of culture. |
| Coriolis Effect | the force that determins the direction of prevailing winds or hurricanes |
| Per Capita GDP | an indicator of a countries wealth or standard of living |
| Region | An area with similar characteristics (human or physical) |
