World Studies The United States And Canada

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Abolitionist

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A person who believed that enslaving people was wrong and who wanted to end the practice.

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Acid Rain

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A rain contianing acid that is harmful to plants and trees, often formed when pollutants from cars and factories combine with moisture in the air.

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Agribusiness

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A large company that runs huge farms to produce, process, and distribute agricultural products.

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Alliance

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A formal agreement to do business together, sometimes formed between governments.

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Alluvial Soil

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Soil deposited by water; fertile topsoil left by rivers after a flood.

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Aquaculture

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The cultivation of fish and water plants.

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Aurora Borealis

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Colorful bands of light that can be seen in northern skies.

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Lock

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An enclosed section of a canal used to raise or lower a ship to another level.

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What has outer electrons or ions loosly bound and free to move?

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conductors

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Hydroelectricity

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Electric power produced by moving water.

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Immigrant

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A person who moves to a new country in order to settle there.

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Louisiana Purchase

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The sale of land in 1803 by France to the United States; all the land between the Mississippi River and the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains.

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Maritime

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Having to do with navigation or shipping on the sea.

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Labor Force

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The workers in a country or region.

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Bilingual

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Speaking two languages; having two official languages.

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What kind of conduction is a thermister?

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semi-conductor;
when radiation falls on device, electrons absorb some energy and move thru material more freely

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Bison

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Buffalo

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What is "a conductor with a current flowing thru it that can exert a force on another conductor carrying a current"?

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magnetism

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Indentured Servant

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A person who, in exchange for benefits recieved, must work for a period of years to gain freedom.

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Boomtown

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A settlement that springs up quickly, often to serve the needs of miners.

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Industrial Revolution

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The change from making goods by hand to making them by machine.

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Boycott

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A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

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Lowlands

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Lands that are lower than the surrounding lands.

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Land Bridge

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A bridge formed by a narrow strip of land connecting one landmass to another.

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Civil Rights

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The basic rights due to all citizens.

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Manifest Destiny

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A belief that the United States had a right to own all lthe land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

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Landmass

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A large area of land.

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Civil War

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The war between the northern and southern states in the United States which began in 1861 and ended in 1865.

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Haze

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Foglike air, often caused by pollution.

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Cold War

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A period of great tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lasted for more than 40 years after World War II.

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Holocaust

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The killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis in World War II.

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Communism

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A political system in which the central government controls all aspects of citizens lives,

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Immunity

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A natural resistance to disease.

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Commute

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The travel regularly to and from a place, particulary to and from a job.

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Import

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To bring goods into one country from another.

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Continental Divide

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The boundary that separates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent, located in the Rocky Mountains of North America.

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What is a unit of electrical potential difference?

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Voltage
the higher the voltage, the more work they can do

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Indigenous

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Belonging to a certain place.

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Corporate Farm

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A large farm run by a corporation, often consisting of many smaller farms.

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Industrialization

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The development of large industries.

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Cultural Diversity

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A wide variety of cultures.

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Inuktitut

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The native language of the Inuit.

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Cultural Exchange

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A process in which different cultures share ideas and ways of doing things.

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Literacy

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The ability to read and write.

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Latitude

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The distance north or south of the Equator.

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Descendant

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A child, grandchild, great-grandchild and so on of an ancestor.

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Descent

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Ancestry

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Dictator

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A person who rules a country completely and independently.

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Discrimination

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The practice of treating certain groups of people unfairly.

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Dominion

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A self-governing area subject to Great Britain; for example, Canada prior to 1939.

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Economy

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A system for producing, distributing, consuming and owning goods, services, and wealth.

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Enslave

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To force someone to become a slave.

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Ethnic Group

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A group of people who share the same ancestors, culture, language, or religion.

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Export

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To send goods to another country for sale.

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Federation

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A union of states, groups, provinces, or nations.

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Forty-Niner

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One of the first miners of the California Gold Rush of 1849.

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Fossil Fuel

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A fuel formed over millions of years from animal and plant remains, including coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

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Francophone

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A person who speaks French as his or her first language.

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Free Trade

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Trade with no tariffs, or taxes, on imported goods.

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Fugitive

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A runaway; someone who runs from danger.

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Glacier

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A huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice.

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Grasslands

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Regions of flat or rolling land covered with grasses.

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Exile

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To force to leave an area.

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Great Lakes

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The world's largest group of freshwater lakes, located between the United States and Canada and comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior.

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Lock

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An enclosed section of a canal used to raise or lower a ship to another level.

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Haze

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Foglike air, often caused by pollution.

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Louisiana Purchase

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The sale of land in 1803 by France to the United States; all the land between the Mississippi River and the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains.

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Holocaust

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The killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis in World War II.

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Lowlands

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Lands that are lower than the surrounding land.

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Homestead Act

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A law passed in 1862 giving 160 acres of land on the Midwestern plains to any adult willing to live on it and farm it for 5 years.

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Homestead Act

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A law passed in 1862 giving 160 acres of land on the Midwestern plains to any adult willing to live and farm it for five years.

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Descendent

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A child, grandchild, great-grandchild and so on of an ancestor

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Manifest Destiny

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A belief that the United States had a right to own all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

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Maritime

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Having to do with navigation or shipping on the sea.

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Mass Transit

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A system of subways, buses, and commuter trains used to transport large numbers of people.

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Megolopolis

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A number of cities and suburbs that blend into one very large urban area.

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Melting Pot

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A country in which all cultures blend together to form a single culture.

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Migration

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The movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home.

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Missionary

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A person who tries to convert others to his or her religion.

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Mixed-Crop Farm

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A farm that grows several different kinds of crops.

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NAFTA

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North American Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico to establish mutual free trade.

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Navigate

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To plot or direct the course of a ship or aircraft.

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Nomadic

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Frequently moving from one place to another in search of food or pastureland.

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Pacific Rim

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The roup of countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean.