All business
truck farms
To preserve nutrients, farmers practice___________ by growing different crops on the same field
crop rotation
refers to an economic system that allows individuals to own, operate, and profit from their own business
free enterprise
a narrow body of water that often divides two larger bodies of water is called a
strait
the first ten amendments to the constitution of the united states is known as the:
Bill of Rights
The brooks, rivers, and streams that feed a river are called its ___________
tributaries
Education, Health care, and tourism are all examples of what type of business
service industries
____________________ keeps topsoil from washing away
contour plowing
In recent decades, the economies of the United States and Canada have become increasingly ___________
interdependant
In high mountains, the _______________ indicates the point above which trees cannot grow
timberline
the heads or executive departments in the United States government are members of the President's __________
cabinet
During a _____________, snow-filled, frigid winds buffet an area
blizzard
This is thrown overboard for waste when snared by trawlers' nets
bycatch
pollution from interal combustion engines cause what two negative effects in the environment
acid rain and smog (both necessary to recieve credit)
What was developed to break down trade barriers between America, Canada, and Mexico
North American Free Trade Agreement (you need more than NAFTA to recieve credit)
In this type of art, the artist tries to show his or her own emotions or attitudes
abstract
Because Canada has two different languages, it is considered ____________
bilingual
Hurricanes that occure in the Pacific Ocean are called
typhoons
Middle Colonies produced _____ for sale
cash crops
When this begins to happen it eventually can turn a body of water into dry land
eutrophication
Those who leave their homes to settle in another country
immigrants
The name of the river that flows between the United States and Mexico
Rio Grande
means moving from place to place
mobile
A swirling ocean storm with sustained high winds that plague the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts during the summer and fall
hurricanes
The name of a tax or levy place upon imported goods by the government
tarrif
The ____________ includes southern and southwestern states with temperate climates
sunbelt
What is the form of government in which citizens elect their own officials
republic
What is the name of a flat topped natural elevation found in the southwest
mesa
The United States of America is divided into states. What are the divisions in Canada called?
Provinces
Before the flood, what was the middle of the earth made of?
water