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Term | Definition |
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contiguous | areas that are joined together inside a common boundary |
megalopolis | huge urban settlement made up of several large cities |
coral reef | structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
free enterprise system | economic system that operates on free competition, in which people start and own businesses with limited government intervention |
fossil fuel | fuel formed in the earth, such as coal, oil or natural gas |
landfill | area where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
recycling | reusing materials instead of throwing them away |
free trade | trade without barriers like tariffs or quotas so that goods flow freely between countries |
representative democracy | government where the people are represented by elected officials |
federal republic | form of government in which the national and state governments share power |
amend | to change the basic laws of a government |
ethnic group | people who share a common culture, language, or history |
rural | relating to the countryside |
urban | relating to the city |
suburb | smaller community located in the area surrounding a city |