Chapter 4 Vocab Geography

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Mt. McKinley

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McKinley: a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)

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Appalachian Mountains

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1.A mountain system in eastern North America that stretches from Quebec and Maine in the north to Georgia and Alabama in the south. Its highest peak, Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, rises to 6,684 feet (2,037 m)

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Tributaries

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.A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

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Mississippi River

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Mississippi: a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

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Great Lakes

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1.A group of five large interconnected lakes in central North America that consist of lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, and constitute the largest area of fresh water in the world. Lake Michigan is wholly within the US, and the others lie on the Canada–US border. Connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Great Lakes form an important commercial waterway

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Fossil fuels

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1.A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms

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fisheries

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1.A place where fish are reared for commercial purposes

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Aquaculture

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1.The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food

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Everglades

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1.A vast area of marshland and coastal mangrove in southern Florida, part of which is protected as a national park

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Death Valley

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1.A deep arid desert basin below sea level in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, the hottest and driest part of North America. It contains the lowest point in the US at Badwater, which is 282 feet (86 m) below sea level

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Great Plains

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1.A vast area of plains east of the Rocky Mountains in North America that extend from the valleys of the Mackenzie River in Canada to southern Texas

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Newfoundland

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1.A large island off the eastern coast of Canada, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. It was united with Labrador (as Newfoundland and Labrador) in 1949 to form a province of Canada

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Yukon Territory

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1.A territory in northwestern Canada, on the border with Alaska; pop. 27,797; capital, Whitehorse. The population increased briefly during the Klondike gold rush 1897–99