| A | B |
|---|
| Locks | Gates that raise and lower water levels. For example: St. Lawrence River |
| Rocky Mountains | Border along the Great Plains. |
| Continental Divide | located at the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains- Separates which way water will flow (east or west) |
| Mississippi River | has a large variety of climate changes and vegetation changes |
| Appalachian Mountains | About 300 million years older than the Rocky Mountains. |
| Federal Republic | the people rule through elected representatives |
| Free Enterprise System | government exerts little control over businesses, resources, and technology. |
| Columbian Exchange | the exchange of plants, animals and disease from the eastern and western hemispheres. |
| Multinationals | corporations that operate in many countries. |
| The “Rustbelt” | the Midwest region of the United States that has many abandoned factories. |
| Sectionalism | loyalty to a region over a federal government. Led the United States into the Civil War. |
| Service Industry | information processing, finance, medicine, and education in the economy. |
| Megalopolis | a region that includes several large cities. |
| Postindustrial economy | Manufacturing is no longer the country’s most important industry. Example: United States. |
| Metis | People of mixed French and native peoples descent. |
| Core Provinces | Ontario and Quebec. They make up the territories with the greatest population and landmass. |
| British Columbia | Found on Canada’s western coast. |
| Nunavut | a territory that is the home of the Inuit people. |
| Prime Minister | the majority party’s leader in Parliament. |
| Prairie Provinces | : include Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. |
| Homeland Security | coordinate national efforts to protect against terrorism. |
| Urban Sprawl | occurs in areas where development increases without planned growth. |
| Anthrax | disease causing bacteria. Example of a biological weapon. |
