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