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Grade 4 SS. Def
ch 3 Exploring the East
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coast | the land that borders on an ocean |
| Coastal plain | the flat, level land along a coast |
| Cape | a point of land that sticks out into the water |
| Bay | a body of water partly surrounded by land but open to the sea |
| Market economy | a system in which people are free to decide what, how, and for whom to make products |
| Profit | in a market economy, the money left over after a business pays its expenses |
| Human resources | the services, knowledge, skills, and intelligence that workers provide |
| Capital resources | the tools, machines, buildings, and other equipment that a business uses to make goods or provide services |
| Index | an alphabetical listing of the topics in a book |
| Search engine | a Web site that finds other websites related to your key words |
| Culture | the way of life of a particular group of people |
| Constitution | a plan for setting up and running a government |
| Slavery | an unjust system in which one person owns another |
| Industry | a business that makes goods in factories |
| Immigration | the movement of people from one nation into another |
| Decade | a period of 10 years |
| Century | a period of 100 years |