Geography Ch. 3

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Acid Rain

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Industrially produced sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere that damage forests, poison lakes, and kill fish

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Borreal Forest

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From the Great Lakes north coniferous evergreen forest deominates the continental interior

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Tundra

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Mixture of low shrubs, grasses, and flowering herbs that grow briefly in the short growing seasons of the high latitudes (Near Hudson Bay and across harsher northern tracts)

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Megalopolis

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The largest settlement cluster in the united States (includes Washington D.C., Baltimore,, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston)

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Counterurbanization

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People leave large cities and move to smaller towns and rural areas

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Urban Decentralization

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In which metropolitan areas sprawl in all directions, and suburbs take on many of the characteristics of traditional downtowns -Characterize settlement landscapes of North America

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Concentric Zone Model

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Urban land users were neatly organized in rings around a highly focused central business district (CBD) that contained much of the city's retailing and office functions

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Urban Realms Model

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recognizes new suburbs characterized by a mix of peripheral retailing, industrial parks, office complexes , and entertainment facilities

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Gentrification

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Inner-city landscapes are also enjoying selective improvement - the process involves the displacement of lower-income residents of central-city neighborhoods with higher-income residents, the improvement of deteriorated inner-city landscapes, and the construction of new shopping complexes, entertainment attractions, or convention centers in selected downtown locations

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Ethnicity

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A group of people with a common background and history identify with one another, often as a minority group within a larger society

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Cultural Assimilation

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The process in which immigrants were absorbed by the larger host society

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Spanglish

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A hybrid combination of English and Spanish spoken by Hispanic Americans, also illustrates the complexities of North American globalization

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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Forged the world's largest trading bloc, including more than 400 million consumers and a huge free-trade zone that stretches from beyond the Arctic Circle to Latin America

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Federal States

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Nations allocate considerable political power to units of government beneath the national level (U.S., Canada)

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Unitary States

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Power is centralized at the national level (France)

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

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153 member states dedicated to reducing global barriers to trade

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Outsourcing

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a business practice that transfers portions of a company's production and service activities to lower-cost settings, often located overseas