| A | B |
|---|
| renewable resource | a resource that can be replaced |
| windward | the side facing the wind |
| relative location | location in relation to other places |
| water cycle | movement of water on earth's surface |
| equinox | time when day and night are equal length |
| erosion | movement of weathered materials |
| minerals | natural elements found in earth |
| culture | way of life of a group of people |
| water | natural factor limiting development of the West |
| metropolitan areas | most people in the US live in ____ |
| three non-renewable resources | coal, oil, natural gas |
| description of climate of American South | humid subtropical |
| Atlantic Provinces | smallest and poorest of Canada's regions |
| Cyrus McCormick's invention | mechanical reaper |
| crop that Colombia's economy is based on | coffee |
| high unemployment | a serious challenge facing Brazil |
| forest, permafrost, grassland | three types of natural vegetation in the US and Canada |
| What caused Chicago to grow | railroad network |
| rugged mountains | dominates Mexico's landscape |
| family | foundation of Mexican society |
