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A territory seperated from but subject to a ruling power.
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Colony
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To transfer or to give up.
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Cede
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To formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another.
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Annex
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A conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
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Civil War
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The shift of human power to machine power.
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Industrial Revoultion
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A boundary or area of high ground that seperates rivers flowing toward opposite sides of a continent.
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Continental Divide
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The entire area of land that is drained by a major river and its tributaries.
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Drainage basin
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A river or stream that flows into a main river.
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Tributary
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Marks characterizing glaciated areas of rock.
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Striation
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An area of reduced rainfall on the leeward sides of a mountain.
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Rain shadow
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The ability to read and write.
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Literacy
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A residential area outside a central city.
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Suburb
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A person's or group's level of material well-being, as measured by education, housing, helath care, and nutrition.
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Standard of living
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Per person.
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Per capita
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By the early 1500's, Native Americans were joined by____ and ____ as inhabitants of North America.
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Europeans; Africans
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