Word | Definition |
contiguous | areas that are joined together inside a common boundary |
megalopolis | pattern of heavy urban settlement over a large area |
coral reef | structure at or near the water's surgace formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
free enterprise system | economic system in which people start and run businesses with limited government intervention |
service industry | business that provides services to people instead of producing goods |
navigable | describes a body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
fossil fuels | coal, oul, or natural gas |
acid rain | rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
landfill | area where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
recycling | reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
free trade | taking down trade burries so that goods flow freely amoung countries |
colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
democracy | form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them |
federal republic | government divided between national and state powers |
secede | to withdraw from a national governmen |
immigrant | person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home |
ethnic group | people who share a common culture, language, or history |
rural | area in the countryside |
urban | area in the city |
suburbs | smaller community that surrounds a city |
national park | area set aside to protect wilderness and wildlife and for recreation |