Geo - Unit 03 US Vocabulary Quiz

Tributary

• A boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain

• A resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains

• a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

Fall Line

• A boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain

• A resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains

• a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

Fossil Fuel

• A boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain

• A resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains

• a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river

Manufacturing Belt

•  A concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern United States

• Economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing

• a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Megalopolis

•  A concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern United States

• Economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing

• a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Postindustrial

•  A concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern United States

• Economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing

• a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Clear-Cutting

• A channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water

• Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water

• The removal of all trees in a stand of timber

Eutrophication

• A channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water

• Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water

• The removal of all trees in a stand of timber

Aqueduct

• A channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water

• Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water

• The removal of all trees in a stand of timber

Petrochemical

• Chemical product derived from petroleum or natural gas

• Industries involved in the production, distribution, and marketing or farm products, supplies, and equipment

• a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface