WG Unit 2.1 "North America: US, Canada, and Mexico"
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Washington D.C.
the capital city of the US
Great Lakes
five large interconnected freshwater lakes located in North America, namely Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
Appalachian Mountains
major mountain range in eastern North America
Rocky Mountains
major mountain range in western North America
Mississippi River
North America’s largest and most important river
tributary
a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
continental divide
an area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent
colony
a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
plantation
a large farm that grows mainly one crop
pioneers
the first settlers that traveled west in the US
bilingual
people who speak two languages
megalopolis
a string of large cities that have grown together
Ottawa
the capital city of Canada
St. Lawrence River
a major river in North America that flows from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and creates a natural border between the US and Canada
Niagara Falls
a famous waterfall located on the border of Canada and the US
Canadian Shield
a region of rocky uplands, lakes, and swamps in Canada
Grand Banks
a large fishing ground near Newfoundland and Labrador
pulp
softened wood fibres
Newsprint
cheap paper used mainly for newspapers
provinces
administrative divisions of a country
regionalism
refers to the strong connection that people feel toward the region in which they live
maritime
on or near the sea
Mexico City
the capital city of Mexico
peninsula
a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
Río Bravo
one of Mexico’s major rivers
Gulf of Mexico
a large ocean basin bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba
Yucatán Peninsula
a large peninsula in southeastern Mexico that separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico
Sierra Madre
a major mountain range in Mexico that includes the Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental
Olmec
an ancient civilization in Mexico (settled around 1500 BC)
Maya
an ancient civilization in Mexico and Central America (around 250 AD to 900 AD)
Aztecs
an ancient empire in Mexico (14th to 16th century)
empire
a land with different territories and peoples under a singular rule
mestizos
what people of mixed European and Indian ancestry were called by the Spanish
missions
church outposts
haciendas
huge expanses of farm or ranch land
inflation
a rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power
slash-and-burn agriculture
the practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting
cash crop
a crop that farmers grow mainly to sell for a profit
smog
a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and fog
maquiladoras
U.S. and foreign-owned factories in Mexico