Unit 2 Vocab Flashcard

Front

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

Back

tributary

Front

High plateau of grasslands in the US and Canada

Back

Great Plains

Front

Large section of a country with its own administration, like a state or county.

Back

Province

Front

Thick subsurface soil layer that stays frozen year-round

Back

Permafrost

Front

Strip of territory with high sunshine

Back

Sun Belt

Front

Action of living permanently in a foreign country

Back

Immigration

Front

Largest exposed continental crust in North America

Back

Canadian Shield

Front

Outlying district of a city

Back

Suburbs

Front

System of parallel mountain ranges with plateaus and features

Back

Cordillera

Front

Indigenous people of northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska

Back

Inuit