HMS Americas Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
amendment | a change to a document, especially a constitution |
bilingual | having or expressed in two languages |
colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
federal republic | form of government in which the national and state governments share powers |
entrepreneur | someone who starts a business that could make money but involves risk |
free trade | trade without barriers like tariffs or quotas so that goods flow freely between countries |
transportation barrier | a geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation |
landfill | area where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
maquiladora | factory that assembles parts made in other countries |
megalopolis | huge urban settlement made up of several large cities |
migrant workers | people who travel from place to place when extra help is needed to plant or harvest crops |
transportation corridor | a generally straight pathway free of barriers where transportation can occur |
national debt | money owed by a nation's government |
overfishing | taking fish from the ocean so fast that it threatens their existence in that region |
constitution | formal agreement that establishes the basis for a country's laws |
peninsula | piece of land with water on three sides |
embargo | order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country |
province | regional political division similar to a state |
urbanization | movement to cities |
smog | thick haze of fog and chemicals |
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