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