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a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
tributary
immigrate
hurricane
escarpment
the source of a stream or river
fossil fuel
escarpment
Headwaters
clear- cutting
a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
sunbelt
aqueduct
hurricane
Divide
a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
Fall Line
megalopolis
acid rain
foreclosure
a large-powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
escarpment
Hurricane
tributuary
immigrate
a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains
escarpment
foreclosure
hurricane
Fossil Fuel
a network of safe houses in the Unites States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape freedom
manufactoring belt
diversification
foreclosure
Underground Railroad
a farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation
dry Farming
fall line
escarpment
megalopolis
a concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and Midwestern United States
postindustrial
dry farming
manufactoring belt
underground railroad
to change residence from a country to begin living permanently in another country
tributary
hurricane
aqueduct
immigrate
a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States
divide
manufacturing belt
sunbelt
cotton belt
a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C
foreclosure
suburb
mega city
megalopolis
musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and European harmonies
jazz
regae
nortena
country music
economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
socialism
command system
postindustrial
hunter-gatherer
a legal proceeding in which a borrower's rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan
petrochemical
foreclosure
postindustrial
diversification
the removal of all trees in a stand of timber
forest fire
diversification
eradication
clear-cutting
